Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
Just out of college and just out of luck...yet they'll found a family on nerve...build a home on bravery...battle the world with a diploma...and defy the world on $18-a-week!
A well-cloistered and protected-against-reality group of college students get their diplomas in the heart of the Great Depression, and quickly learn that the piece of paper the diploma is written on is worth about eighteen-dollars-a-week in the job-market...for the lucky ones. Some of them fare even worse.
Director: Alfred E. Green
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Runtime: 75 min
Release Date: November 17, 1934
Cast
- Franchot Tone - Bob Bailey
- Jean Muir - Trudy Talbot
- Margaret Lindsay - Joan Harper
- Ann Dvorak - Susan Merrill
- Ross Alexander - Tom Martin
- Dick Foran - Smudge Casey
- Charles Starrett - Stephen Hornblow
- Russell Hicks - Newspaper Editor
- Robert Light - Fred Harper
- Addison Richards - Martinson
Screenplay
- Eugene Solow (Screenplay)
- Robert Lee Johnson (Story)
- Robert Lee Johnson (Screenplay)
Production: First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
college, great depression
More Films by Director: Alfred E. Green
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Gentlemen Are Born about?
- A well-cloistered and protected-against-reality group of college students get their diplomas in the heart of the Great Depression, and quickly learn that the piece of paper the diploma is written on is worth about eighteen-dollars-a-week in the job-market...for the lucky ones. Some of them fare even worse.
- Who directed Gentlemen Are Born?
- Gentlemen Are Born was directed by Alfred E. Green.
- Who stars in Gentlemen Are Born?
- Gentlemen Are Born stars Franchot Tone, Jean Muir, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak, Ross Alexander, Dick Foran.
- How long is Gentlemen Are Born?
- Gentlemen Are Born has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- What genre is Gentlemen Are Born?
- Gentlemen Are Born is a Drama, Music, Romance film.
- Where was Gentlemen Are Born produced?
- Gentlemen Are Born was produced in United States of America.