Based on a story by Ben Hecht, S.N. Behrman's screenplay for this deeply touching Depression love story was written (with help from Lorenz Hart) almost exclusively in rhyming couplets. This may disturb some, but will delight others, as the writers' wit is evident in every line. The
incomparable Al Jolson is Bumper, a happy tramp who lives in New York's Central Park, and who happens to be friends with the mayor (Frank Morgan, who replaced Roland Young when he fell ill). When Mayor Hastings' distraught mistress, June Marcher (Madge Evans), attempts suicide by jumping in a
lake, Bumper rescues her. Stricken with amnesia, she falls in love with the tramp, and Bumper, f...
Released:
1933
Rated:
NR
Length:
83 mins