Children of Pleasure
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55% Critic Match

Children of Pleasure

A picture of jazz-mad youth. More thrilling than "Our Moderns" or "Our Dancing Daughters"

5.5 / 10 1930 1h 10mNR English
ComedyMusicRomance

Storyline

A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.

Cast & Crew

Lawrence Gray

Lawrence Gray

Danny Regan

Lead
Wynne Gibson

Wynne Gibson

Emma Gray

Judith Wood

Judith Wood

Pat Thayer

Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson

Rod Peck

Lee Kohlmar

Lee Kohlmar

Bernie

May Boley

May Boley

Fanny Kaye

Benny Rubin

Benny Rubin

Andy Little

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Radio Performer Jack (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry Beaumont's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Children of Pleasure is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker