Frisco Jenny (1933)
Crime · Drama
Overview
Jenny is carrying the child of a young man who dies in the San Francisco earthquake (1906). After giving birth, she decides to place her child in the custody of a wealthy married couple. Years later, thanks to the protection of a corrupt politician, she becomes the main "madame" of San Francisco, in addition to participating in various illegal activities.
Cast
- Ruth Chatterton as Frisco Jenny Sandoval
- Louis Calhern as Steve Dutton
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Amah
- Donald Cook as Dan Reynolds
- James Murray as Dan McAllister
- Hallam Cooley as Willie Gleason
- Pat O'Malley as Policeman Pat O'Hoolihan
- Harold Huber as George Weaver
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Jim Sandoval
- Willard Robertson as Police Capt. Tom