Playing Around
Drama that will make you hold your breath. ...Romance that will make you heave it into one big sigh. It's the peppiest show from the Princess of Pep!
1930 | 66m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
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| Writer: | Viña Delmar, Adele Comandini, Harvey F. Thew |
| Staring: |
| New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 10, 1930 |
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| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | Viña Delmar, Adele Comandini, Harvey F. Thew |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | robbery, gangster, pre-code, soda jerk, stenographer |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alice White | Sheba Miller |
| Chester Morris | Nickey Solomon |
| William Bakewell | Jack |
| Richard Carlyle | Pa Miller |
| Marion Byron | Maude |
| Maurice Black | Joe |
| Lionel Belmore | Morgan |
| Shep Camp | Master of Ceremonies |
| Ann Brody | Mrs. Fennerbeck |
| Nellie V. Nichols | Mrs. Lippincott |
| Kernan Cripps | Police Sgt. Mulligan (uncredited) |
| Rollo Dix | Nickey's Chum at Table (uncredited) |
| George 'Gabby' Hayes | Railroad Ticket-Seller (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Pirate's Den Waiter (uncredited) |
| Brady Kline | Detective (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Phillips | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Carolynne Snowden | Pirate's Den Vocalist (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Viña Delmar | Writer, Adaptation |
| Humphrey Pearson | Title Graphics |
| Adele Comandini | Writer, Scenario Writer |
| Harvey F. Thew | Screenplay |
| Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Earl Sitar | Sound Engineer |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| Sam H. Stept | Songs |
| Bud Green | Lyricist |
| Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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