Disorderly Conduct (film)
Disorderly Conduct is a 1932 American Pre-Code film, starring Spencer Tracy and Sally Eilers. It was the seventh picture Tracy made under his contract with Fox Film Corporation, and the first to make a profit since his debut Up the River.[3][4]
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| Directed by | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Written by | William Anthony McGuire |
| Starring | Spencer Tracy Sally Eilers |
| Music by | George Lipschultz |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000[1] |
| Box office | $427,659 (US rentals)[2] |
Mordaunt Hall, in his review for The New York Times, praised the film's "racy dialogue and highly commendable performances", but bemoaned the "strained and implausible" story.[5]
Plot
The movie stars Spencer Tracy as a policeman who becomes involved with a young woman (Sally Eilers) after clashing with her politician father (Ralph Morgan).
Cast
- Spencer Tracy - Dick Fay
- Sally Eilers - Phyllis Crawford
- El Brendel - Olsen
- Dickie Moore - Jimmy
- Ralph Bellamy - Captain Tom Manning
- Ralph Morgan - James Crawford
- Alan Dinehart - Fletcher
- Frank Conroy - Tony Alsotto
- Cornelius Keefe - Stallings
- Geneva Mitchell - Phoebe Darnton
- Sally Blane - Helen Burke
- Nora Lane - Gwen Fiske
- Charley Grapewin - Limpy
References
- James Curtis, Spencer Tracy: A Biography. London: Hutchinson, 2011; ISBN 0-09-178524-3. p. 173
- Curtis, p. 176
- Curtis, James (2011). Spencer Tracy: A Biography. London: Hutchinson. p. 176.
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Disorderly Conduct
- Hall, Mordaunt (April 11, 1932). "Disorderly Conduct (1932) Spencer Tracy, as a Motorcycle Policeman, Is a Victim of Politicians and Bootleggers in Roxy Offering". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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