City Limits (1934 film)

City Limits
Film poster
Directed by	William Nigh
Written by	George Waggner (adaptation and screenplay) Jack Woodford (novel City Limits)
Produced by	William T. Lackey (producer)
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Edited by	Jack Ogilvie
Music by	William Schiller Oliver Wallace
Production company	William T. Lackey Productions
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	April 15, 1934 (1934-04-15)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1] It was remade in 1941 as Father Steps Out.

Plot

J.B. Matthews is president of a railroad and is getting sick of doctors, when he falls off his train, and meets up with a pair of hoboes, King and Napoleon, who show him how to enjoy life, and real cooking. It's up to intrepid reporter Jimmy Dugan and Helen to find him, and bring him in. The hope is that they do it before a rival ruins him. However, time is running out.

Cast

Ray Walker and Sally Blane in City Limits (1934)

• 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
• Henry Hall as Stockbroker (uncredited)

References

1. City Limits Detail View, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed August 9, 2015.

External links

• City Limits at IMDb
• City Limits is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive