Disorderly Conduct (film)
Disorderly Conduct is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by John W. Considine Jr. starring Spencer Tracy, Sally Eilers and Ralph Bellamy. 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. |
| Written by | William Anthony McGuire |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Spencer Tracy Sally Eilers Ralph Bellamy |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Music by | George Lipschultz |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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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
A policeman (Spencer Tracy) becomes involved with a young woman (Sally Eilers) after clashing with her politician father (Ralph Morgan).
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Dick Fay
- Sally Eilers as Phyllis Crawford
- El Brendel as Olsen
- Dickie Moore as Jimmy
- Ralph Bellamy as Captain Tom Manning
- Ralph Morgan as James Crawford
- Alan Dinehart as Fletcher
- Frank Conroy as Tony Alsotto
- Cornelius Keefe as Stallings
- Geneva Mitchell as Phoebe Darnton
- Sally Blane as Helen Burke
- Nora Lane as Gwen Fiske
- Charley Grapewin as 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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