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Director
  
William Nigh

Genre
  
Romantic comedy

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Music director
  
Oliver Wallace

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Writer
  
George Waggner
,
Jack Woodford

Release date
  
1934 (1934)

Cast
  
Frank Craven
(John B. Matthews),
Ray Walker
(Jimmy Dugan),
Sally Blane
(Helen Matthews),
Claude Gillingwater
(Tom Oliver),
James Burke
(King, a Hobo),
Jimmy Conlin
(Napoleon, Second Hobo)

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City limits 1934 comedy


City Limits is a 1934 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William Nigh and starring Frank Craven, Sally Blane, Ray Walker and Claude Gillingwater. It was remade in 1941 as Father Steps Out.

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Plot summary

In a variation of Captains Courageous, J.B. Matthews (Frank Craven) president of a railroad, is getting sick of doctors, when he falls off his train, and meets up with a pair of hoboes, King (James Burke) and Napoleon (Jimmy Conlin), who show him how to enjoy life, and real cooking. It's up to intrepid reporter Jimmy Dugan (Ray Walker) and Helen (Sally Blane) to find him, and bring him in; before a rival ruins him. But, time is running out.

Cast

  • Frank Craven as J.B. Matthews
  • Sally Blane as Helen Matthews
  • Ray Walker as Jimmy Dugan
  • Claude Gillingwater as Oliver
  • James Burke as King
  • Jimmy Conlin as Nap
  • Jane Keckley as Aunt Martha
  • Henry Roquemore as Macy
  • Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Stafford
  • George "Gabby" Hayes as Carter
  • George Cleveland as Graflex
  • George Nash as Jones
  • Fern Emmett as Mrs. Benton
  • References

    City Limits (1934 film) Wikipedia
    City Limits (1934 film) IMDb City Limits (1934 film) themoviedb.org