Uptown New York

Uptown New York is a 1932 American PreCode film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Jack Oakie, Shirley Grey, and Leon Ames. It is based on the story by Vina Delmar.

TIME reviewe the film and said after summarizing the story that Uptown New York was written by Vina Delmar with dangerous recklessness as to motivation but with a good eye for local color. The hero and heroine meet each other in a ladies roomwhich, as the cinema becomes less pastoral, is growing in popularity as a romantic settingbut thereafter the story manages to keep closer to the kitchen than the bathroom.The New York Times said Presented with a rather engaging simplicity, if with no particular distinction, Uptown New York makes an effective minor entertainment and After the first shock of watching Jack Oakie suffering the emotions that go with tears, it is possible to accept the comedian as a dramatic actor of considerable effectiveness in Uptown New York ... In several scenes Mr. Oakie cavorts with Henry Armetta and George Cooper for the purposes of comedy, but the effect is not notably humorous. Shirley Grey as the wife gives a quietly effective performance. Leon Waycoff is properly aware of his winning qualities as the lover. ........

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