Child of Manhattan (play)
| Child of Manhattan | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Preston Sturges |
| Characters | Madeleine McGonegal Otto Paul Vanderkill Panama C. Kelly others |
| Date premiered | March 1, 1932 |
| Place premiered | Fulton Theatre (Broadway) New York City, United States |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Setting | Loveland Dance Hall, Madeleine's home, and a Penthouse |
Child of Manhattan is a 1932 play by Preston Sturges, his fifth to be produced on Broadway and his last for almost twenty years as his career took him to Hollywood. It was adapted into a film of the same name, released in 1933 by Columbia Pictures, the second play of Sturges' to make it to the silver screen, after 1929's Strictly Dishonorable.