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Disorderly Conduct

  • 19321932
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
36
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El Brendel and Sally Eilers in Disorderly Conduct (1932)
  • Comedy
When motorcycle cop Dick Fay gives a ticket to Phyllis Crawford, her father's graft-fed influence leads to his demotion to foot patrolman. When Fay leads a raid on a gangster's place he disc... Read allWhen motorcycle cop Dick Fay gives a ticket to Phyllis Crawford, her father's graft-fed influence leads to his demotion to foot patrolman. When Fay leads a raid on a gangster's place he discovers Phyllis there, helps her escape, then blackmails her father.When motorcycle cop Dick Fay gives a ticket to Phyllis Crawford, her father's graft-fed influence leads to his demotion to foot patrolman. When Fay leads a raid on a gangster's place he discovers Phyllis there, helps her escape, then blackmails her father.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
36
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John W. Considine Jr.
  • Writers
    • William Anthony McGuire(screenplay)
    • Winfield R. Sheehan(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Sally Eilers
    • El Brendel
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  • Director
    • John W. Considine Jr.
  • Writers
    • William Anthony McGuire(screenplay)
    • Winfield R. Sheehan(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Sally Eilers
    • El Brendel
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    • 1User review
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    Spencer Tracy, El Brendel, and Sally Eilers in Disorderly Conduct (1932)

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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Dick Fayas Dick Fay
    Sally Eilers
    Sally Eilers
    • Phyllis Crawfordas Phyllis Crawford
    El Brendel
    El Brendel
    • Olsenas Olsen
    Dickie Moore
    Dickie Moore
    • Jimmyas Jimmy
    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    • Captain Tom Manningas Captain Tom Manning
    Ralph Morgan
    Ralph Morgan
    • James Crawfordas James Crawford
    Alan Dinehart
    Alan Dinehart
    • Fletcheras Fletcher
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • Tony Alsottoas Tony Alsotto
    Cornelius Keefe
    Cornelius Keefe
    • Stallingsas Stallings
    Geneva Mitchell
    Geneva Mitchell
    • Phoebe Darntonas Phoebe Darnton
    Sally Blane
    Sally Blane
    • Helen Burkeas Helen Burke
    Claire Maynard
    Claire Maynard
    • Lunch Room Girlas Lunch Room Girl
    Nora Lane
    Nora Lane
    • Gwen Fiskeas Gwen Fiske
    Charley Grapewin
    Charley Grapewin
    • Limpyas Limpy
    James Todd
    • Pierce Mannersas Pierce Manners
    John Arledge
    John Arledge
    • Driver with Flat Tireas Driver with Flat Tire
    • (uncredited)
    Lucy Beaumont
    Lucy Beaumont
    • Mrs. Fayas Mrs. Fay
    • (uncredited)
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • Man at Police Stationas Man at Police Station
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John W. Considine Jr.
    • Writers
      • William Anthony McGuire(screenplay) (story)
      • Winfield R. Sheehan(contributing writer) (uncredited)
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      A print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.

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    7/10
    Sally Eilers really is a very "Bad Girl" in this film
    Spencer Tracy plays motorcycle cop Dick Fay who believes that how you get ahead on the force is to always play it straight, never take bribes. This costs him, and he knew it would - to an extent. For example he decides that a parade of "lumber trucks" looks suspicious and decides to investigate. The gangster who is in charge of getting the "lumber" to its destination offers him a big bribe. Dick says no go and pursues the caravan. However, the ruffian accompanying the gangster decides to run Tracy down with his car. The ruffian pays for this deed via he gangster in charge, and Fay recovers, still on the straight and narrow.

    But then he pulls over Phyllis Crawford who is zooming down the highway and then leads him on a high speed pursuit. He drags her to jail with her claiming she'll get even. She does. Daddy has the pull to have her charges dropped and Dick demoted to patrolman and transferred to another precinct. The man in charge there is straight arrow Captain Tom Manning (Ralph Bellamy), who never looked better. Meanwhile bitter Dick Fay has decided that the gangsters are right - that being on the take is the best way to get ahead. He takes big bribes from a guy running a local speakeasy to keep Manning and his men away, claiming there is nothing illegal going on and tipping the gangster off if they are on their way.

    But then Manning figures out that Fay is crooked, locks him up for a few hours, and makes HIM lead the charge to raid the speakeasy. Complicating factors are that Phyllis is Manning's girl, the night of the raid she is at the speakeasy and makes one of her big tease come ons to a hard boiled guy that just won't take her no for an answer, and soon she finds herself implicated in a crime that not even daddy and all of his money can get her out of. Meanwhile the raided gangster feels betrayed by Fay and decides to get even Al Capone style.

    How does this end? Pretty unbelievably if you ask me. This was the precode era and unjust endings were allowed, but everybody's response to things were just a little too "Sunnyside Up" if you pardon the expression. There is one exception - a very sad event that precipitates a change in Fay.

    This is a good early performance by Tracy in a (largely) believable script. El Brendel shows up to bring a little levity to what is largely a very suspenseful tale, and Ralph Morgan is quite believable as Katherine's daddy, who has literally killed the girl's character with kindness. Oh, and he is also up to his neck in the illegal rackets that the police are fighting.
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Conducta desordenada o policías frescos
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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