Frankie and Johnny Movie Review 1936

Based on the song of the same name, famed torch singer Morgan portrays a singer in a bordello who shoots her unfaithful lover. Release was delayed two years by the Hays Office's intervention in how a house of prostitution could be portrayed on screen. Too bad they reached an agreement. Not even Morgan's rendition of the title song redeems this.

Distribution

Critics' Choice Video & DVD, PO Box 749, Itasca, IL 60143, Toll-free: 800-993-6357, Email: vcatalog@ccvideo.com, URL: http://www.ccvideo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 68 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Drama, Oldest Profession, Adapted from a Song

Cast

Helen Morgan, Chester Morris

Director

Chester Erskine

Producer

Republic