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Children of Pleasure

Children of Pleasure (1930)

1h 10m | PG-13

⭐ 4.7 / 10

A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.

Director: Harry Beaumont

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Lawrence Gray

Lawrence Gray

as Danny Regan

Wynne Gibson

Wynne Gibson

as Emma Gray

Judith Wood

Judith Wood

as Pat Thayer

Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson

as Rod Peck

Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

as Bernie

May Boley

May Boley

as Fanny Kaye

Reviews

By Frank F

A good example of an early musical. Has more of a plot than average for the time. The film is well preserved, but audio recording techniques clearly had not yet been mastered. The weakest part of the film is the comedy bits.