CITY LIMITS (1934) Frank Craven, Ray Walker & Sally Blane | Comedy, Romance | B&W

City Limits is a 1934 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William Nigh and starring Frank Craven, Sally Blane, Ray Walker and Claude Gillingwater. It was remade in 1941 as Father Steps Out.

SYNOPSIS
The wealthy president of a big railroad, who's beginning to crumble under the combined pressure of business, personal and physical problems, meets up with a pair of hoboes from whom he starts to learn how to really enjoy life in ways he never knew were possible.

In a variation of Captains Courageous, J.B. Matthews (Frank Craven) president of a railroad, is getting sick of doctors, when he falls off his train, and meets up with a pair of hoboes, King (James Burke) and Napoleon (Jimmy Conlin), who show him how to enjoy life, and real cooking. It's up to intrepid reporter Jimmy Dugan (Ray Walker) and Helen (Sally Blane) to find him, and bring him in. The hope is that they do it before a rival ruins him. However, time is running out.

CAST & CREW
Frank Craven as J.B. Matthews
Sally Blane as Helen Matthews
Ray Walker as Jimmy Dugan
Claude Gillingwater as Oliver
James Burke as King
Jimmy Conlin as Nap
Jane Keckley as Aunt Martha
Henry Roquemore as Macy
Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Stafford
George "Gabby" Hayes as Carter
George Cleveland as Graflex
George Nash as Jones
Fern Emmett as Mrs. Benton

Directed by William Nigh
Written by George Waggner (adaptation and screenplay), Jack Woodford (novel City Limits)
Produced by William T. Lackey
Cinematography Jerome Ash
Edited by Jack Ogilvie
Music by William Schiller, Oliver Wallace
Production company William T. Lackey Productions
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date April 15, 1934
Running time 67 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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