The Beast of the City
Beware the hunters who stalk their prey through city jungles!
1932 | 86m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Charles Brabin |
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| Writer: | W.R. Burnett, Ben Hecht |
| Staring: |
| Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his police detective brother Ed to watch over Daisy who is associated with Belmonte but things don't go as planned. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 13, 1932 |
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| Director: | Charles Brabin |
| Writer: | W.R. Burnett, Ben Hecht |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | police chief, gangster, organized crime, brother against brother, pre-code, police shootout, vigilantism, armored van robbery, corrupt cop, gang moll |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 27, 2025 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Walter Huston | Captain James "Jim" Fitzpatrick aka Fighting Fitz |
| Jean Harlow | Daisy Stevens aka Mildred Beaumont |
| Wallace Ford | Detective Ed Fitzpatrick |
| Jean Hersholt | Samuel "Sam" Belmonte |
| Dorothy Peterson | Mary Fitzpatrick |
| Tully Marshall | Defence Attorney Michaels |
| Emmett Corrigan | Chief of Police "Burt" Burton |
| Warner Richmond | Detective Tom |
| Sandy Roth | Lieutenant John "Mac" Majkowski |
| J. Carrol Naish | Pietro Cholo |
| John Miljan | District Attorney |
| Edward Brophy | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| Betty Mae Crane | Helen - Fitzpatrick Twin (uncredited) |
| Beverly Crane | Madison - Fitzpatrick Twin (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Granger | Drunken Girl Singing at Party (uncredited) |
| Frank LaRue | Policeman #3 on Telephone (uncredited) |
| Nat Pendleton | Abe Gorman (uncredited) |
| Mickey Rooney | Mickey Fitzpatrick (uncredited) |
| Clarence Wilson | Coroner (uncredited) |
| Constantine Romanoff | Identifying Witness (uncredited) |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Booking Policeman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert A. Golden | Assistant Director |
| Norbert Brodine | Director of Photography |
| Charles Brabin | Director |
| W.R. Burnett | Story |
| Anne Bauchens | Editor |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| Ben Hecht | Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| Hunt Stromberg | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 12 | 881 | 942 |