Now I'll Tell
| Now I'll Tell | |
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| Directed by | Edwin J. Burke |
| Produced by | Winfield R. Sheehan |
| Written by |
Screenplay: Edwin J. Burke Novel: Carolyn Green Rothstein |
| Starring |
Spencer Tracy Helen Twelvetrees Alice Faye Shirley Temple |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Now I'll Tell is a 1934 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, and Alice Faye. The film was directed and written by Edwin J. Burke and is loosely based on the autobiography of Carolyn Green Rothstein, wife of New York gambler Arnold Rothstein. The picture's plot involves a gambler who gets in trouble with the mob by fixing fights and loses his fortune. Forced to sell his wife's jewelry, he decides to take out an insurance policy on himself. Future child star Shirley Temple had a small role. The movie is also sometimes known as When New York Sleeps.
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Murray Golden
- Helen Twelvetrees as Virginia Golden
- Alice Faye as Peggy Warren
- Robert Gleckler as Al Mossiter
- Henry O'Neill as Tommy Doran
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Freddie
- G.P. Huntley as Hart
- Shirley Temple as Mary Doran
- Clarence Wilson as Attorney Davis
- Vince Barnett as Peppo
- Gertrude Astor (scenes deleted)