The Night Mayor

“He put the IT in politics!”

Opportunistic film seeking to capitalize on a scandal in New York mayor Jimmy Walker's office before his name was out of the newspapers. Tracy plays a mayor who has a penchant for the night life, sports, the theater, and an actress, Knapp. When scandal rocks his administration, Tracy has his girl friend marry Dillaway, a writer friend, so that the press will leave him alone.

Director

Benjamin Stoloff

Screenplay

Gertrude Purcell

Status

Released

Release date

18/08/1932

Original language

English