City Streets (1938 film)

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City Streets
Directed byAlbert S. Rogell
Written byLou Breslow
Fred Niblo, Jr.,
Produced byWallace MacDonald
StarringLeo Carrillo
Edith Fellows
CinematographyAllen G. Siegler
Edited byViola Lawrence
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 1, 1938 (1938-07-01)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

City Streets is a 1938 American melodrama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Leo Carrillo, Edith Fellows and Tommy Bond. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

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In New York City Wheel-chair bound orphan Winnie Brady is taken in by shopkeeper Joe Carmine. An unsuccessful operation on Winnie's legs bankrupts Carmine, who then sells fruit on the streets. Winnie is sent to live in an orphanage, and Carmine is discouraged from continuing his relationship with her. Carmine is so distraught by grief that he slowly begins to die. Winnie is brought to him by local priest Father Ryan, and she finds the strength to stand and walk to his bedside, eventually regaining full use of her legs.[1]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "City Streets". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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