City Streets
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian 83 mins (1931)
Gary Cooper – The Kid
Nan, a racketeer's daughter, is in love with The Kid, a shooting gallery showman. Despite Nan's prodding, The Kid has no ambitions about joining the rackets and making enough money to support Nan in the lifestyle she's accustomed to. Her attitude changes after her father implicates her in a murder and she's sent to prison. During her incarceration, her father convinces The Kid to join the gang in order to help free Nan. When Nan is released, she wants nothing more to do with the mob and tries to get The Kid to quit, but she may be too late.
Also starring Sylvia Sidney, Paul Lukas, William “Stage” Boyd and Wynne Gibson
The first sound flashback. Dialogue heard earlier in the film was repeated over a huge close-up of Sylvia Sydney’s tear-stained face as she recalls the past.