Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

73 mins | Drama | Dec. 30, 1932

Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district attorney dedicated to closing down such houses. When her underling Dutton proposes killing the DA, she kills the underling and must face execution.

Frisco Jenny

73 mins | Drama | Dec. 30, 1932

Frisco Jenny
Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district attorney dedicated to closing down such houses. When her underling Dutton proposes killing the DA, she kills the underling and must face execution.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers First National Pictures
Original title Frisco Jenny
Directors Dolph Zimmer, William A. Wellman
Writers Wilson Mizner, Robert Lord

Cast

Ruth Chatterton

as Frisco Jenny Sandoval

Louis Calhern

as Steve Dutton

Donald Cook

as Dan Reynolds

James Murray

as Dan McAllister

Hallam Cooley

as Willie Gleason

Pat O'Malley

as Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan

Harold Huber

as George Weaver

Robert Emmett O'Connor

as Jim Sandoval

Willard Robertson

as Police Capt. Tom

Clarence Muse

as Voice of Singer (uncredited)