The Heart of New York (film)
| The Heart of New York | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Written by |
Arthur Caesar Houston Branch |
| Based on |
play Mendel, Inc. by David Freedman |
| Starring |
Joe Smith Charlie Dale George Sidney |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Warner Bros. The Vitaphone Corp. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73-74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Heart of New York is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring the vaudeville team of Smith & Dale and George Sidney. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and based on the Broadway play Mendel, Inc. by David Freedman.
Plot
The plumber Mendel Marantz, who is a passionate inventor, without much luck and a family not understanding him, finally strikes rich as a dishwashing machine he invented finds through the investor Gassenheim his way to the world. But Mendels troubles are not over ... his family doesn't share the same dreams he has, to become the landlord of the house they are living in East Side. They prefer to move to Park Avenue and adapt to how most rich people live in New York. Mendel's ideas he had in time are not forgotten. In his loneliness, the men whom he once told how he would have transformed the building, work on renovating it with every detail he thought of himself. Neighbours and visitor come to see the house and his beautiful penthouse. Only his wife and his children are in Park Avenue ... When Gassenheim doesn't pay any more the royalties to Mrs. Marantz, she, Lillian and Shtrudel come home, to find out that Mendel is near to loose everything.
Cast
- Joe Smith as Sam Shtrudel
- Charles Dale as Bernard Schnaps
- George Sidney as Mendel Marantz
- Ruth Hall (actress) as Lillian Marantz
- Aline MacMahon as Bessie, the Neighbor
- Anna Appel as Mrs. Zelde Marantz
- Donald Cook as Milton
- Oscar Apfel as Otto Gassenheim
- Harold Waldridge as Jakie Marantz (as Harold Waldrige)
- Marion Byron as Mimi Marantz
- George MacFarlane as Mr. Marshall
- Ann Brody as Mrs. Nussbaum
- Charles Coleman as Mendel's Butler
External links
- The Heart of New York at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Heart of New York at the Internet Movie Database
- The Heart of New York at the TCM Movie Database
- The Heart of New York at AllMovie
- "Mendel, Inc.", film review in The New York Times by Mordaunt Hall, March 2, 1932