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Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

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Sidewalks of New York

"Nothing but laughs!"

1931

1h 14m

6.2(10 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Romance

Overview

A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Harmon

Anita Page

Anita Page

Margie

Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards

Poggle

Frank Rowan

Butch

Norman Phillips Jr.

Clipper

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Sergeant

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Judge

Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor

Mulvaney

Clark Marshall

Clark Marshall

Lefty

Jerry Tucker

Jerry Tucker

Little Boy (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Jules White
Zion Myers
Written by: Paul Gerard Smith
George Landy
Produced by: Lawrence Weingarten

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