Frankie and Johnny (1936 film)

Frankie and Johnny (also known as Frankie and Johnnie)[2] is a 1936 American film.[2]

Frankie and Johnny
Directed byChester Erskine[1]
John H. Auer[1]
Produced byWilliam Saal
Written byMoss Hart[1]
Lou Goldberg
Story byJack Kirkland
Based onFrankie and Johnny
by Jack Kirkland[1]
StarringChester Morris
Helen Morgan
Lilyan Tashman
Music byVictor Young
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
May 1, 1936
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was shot on location in The Bronx, New York[2] and sat on the shelf for two years before being released by the studio due to interference from United States film censors.[2]

Synopsis

The story of a maidenly woman, Frankie, and Johnnie, the man "who done her wrong."

Cast

References
  1. "Frankie and Johnnie Credits". The New York Times.
  2. F.S.N. (May 25, 1936). "Frankie and Johnnie (1936) Frankie and Johnnie' at Globe". The New York Times.


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