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Children of Pleasure (1930)

Children of Pleasure poster
Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A songwriter deals with the ups and downs of love and fame. He gets caught between a wealthy socialite and a loyal girlfriend.

lightheartedwhimsicalenergeticplayfulsentimentalbouncyoptimisticromantic

What happens

Children of Pleasure is a 1930 American pre-Code MGM musical comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont, originally released with Technicolor sequences. It was adapted from Crane Wilbur's 1929 play, The Song Writer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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