346:
discovers she has no ticket she is almost thrown off the train. A detective, played by Robert
Elliott, befriends White and offers to let White borrow the money she needs for a ticket. When she arrives in New York she finds that Manners has been bailed out by a friend and is working for Kenneth Thomson, playing as a gangster who runs a nightclub. White is disappointed to find that her boyfriend is working for criminals. She gets some money from Manners to pay back Elliott for the money he gave her for a train ticket. Elliott notices that she is paying with bills that have been reported stolen. White confesses everything she knows to the detective about her boyfriend and his new employer. Elliott asks White to get a job at the nightclub so that she can get evidence against the gangsters and in return he promises to clear her boyfriend of any wrongdoing. White easily gets a job singing and dancing at the club. Eventually she hears plans about a bank robbery and reports everything to Elliott. When the gangster attempt to rob the bank they realize that the police are watching and waiting and conclude that someone has informed the police ahead of time. Thompson suspects that White has informed the police. In order to save her, Manners implicates himself and the gangsters get ready to stage an accidental suicide for him. They plan to throw Manners out of the window of Thompson's penthouse apartment. White informs the police and arrives in the nick of time to save Manners. Thompson, realizing now that the police have ample evidence against him, attempts to escape and is shot by the police. Manners and White are happily reunited and the film ends.
27:
133:
494:
In Sweet Mama, a young woman infiltrates a gang in order to exonerate her brother. After her duplicity is uncovered, an underling reminds his boss, "This isn't the first time a blonde has played you for a chump." "No? Well, it's the last time this one will do it," the boss replies. He is correct, for
426:
Due to the public's backlash against musicals late in 1930, most of the musical numbers were cut from the film to make it more marketable, which accounts for the very short running time of the film, 54 minutes. The film was advertised as a gangster picture, a genre which had become very popular with
345:
When the film begins we find Alice White stranded several hundred miles away from New York with a burlesque troupe. She receives a telegraph that her boyfriend, played by David
Manners, is in jail. White boards a train headed for New York without a ticket because she has no money. When the conductor
336:
and Rita Flynn. Planned as a full-scale musical, and released as such for a short time in the summer of 1930, most of the songs were cut from general release prints by the autumn of 1930 due to the public's aversion for musicals.
427:
the public. The complete film, with all the music intact, was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred.
435:
The status of the full 77-minute version of the film is unknown, but a 54-minute version of the film, with most of the musical numbers edited out, does exist.
1124:
1094:
543:
1099:
1089:
1114:
1104:
821:
645:
44:
941:
733:
487:
388:
110:
885:
605:
1109:
765:
91:
1053:
48:
63:
1119:
901:
797:
536:
981:
70:
1061:
581:
37:
77:
933:
749:
529:
997:
877:
629:
367:
333:
321:
231:
176:
59:
957:
725:
589:
669:
989:
813:
495:
it is the last time she needs to do it: her efforts are already sufficient to put him out of business.
949:
1084:
893:
861:
845:
853:
837:
452:
1021:
973:
869:
781:
741:
516:
483:
313:
200:
84:
1045:
1005:
965:
789:
701:
693:
1029:
1013:
805:
597:
553:
317:
210:
146:
925:
757:
717:
677:
382:
214:
132:
1078:
1037:
917:
909:
685:
653:
637:
361:
329:
188:
172:
521:
661:
156:
773:
621:
613:
565:
400:
355:
325:
168:
26:
573:
394:
376:
307:
510:
480:
Inventing the Public Enemy:The
Gangster in American Culture, 1918-1934
310:
482:. Chicago, IL, USA: University of Chicago Press. pp. 68, 109.
829:
276:
525:
20:
291:
283:
269:
246:
238:
222:
206:
194:
184:
164:
152:
142:
125:
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
417:(written by Archie Gottler and George W. Meyer)
537:
8:
453:"Sweet Mama (Warner Bros. Pressbook, 1930)"
544:
530:
522:
131:
122:
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
444:
7:
49:adding citations to reliable sources
1125:English-language comedy-drama films
316:with songs, which was directed by
14:
1095:Films directed by Edward F. Cline
942:Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
320:and produced and distributed by
25:
646:Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
36:needs additional citations for
1100:American black-and-white films
886:Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1:
1090:First National Pictures films
902:The Villain Still Pursued Her
1115:1930s English-language films
1105:American comedy-drama films
1062:Jiggs and Maggie in Society
1141:
413:"Giving It This and That"
560:
160:Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
137:theatrical release poster
130:
1110:1930 comedy-drama films
478:Ruth, David E. (1996).
322:First National Pictures
242:First National Pictures
232:First National Pictures
822:The Cowboy Millionaire
726:The Widow from Chicago
590:Little Robinson Crusoe
255:July 6, 1930
60:"Sweet Mama" film
982:Behind the Eight Ball
734:Hook, Line and Sinker
1120:1930s American films
950:Private Snuffy Smith
457:The Internet Archive
45:improve this article
894:My Little Chickadee
846:Forty Naughty Girls
766:Million Dollar Legs
459:. Warner Bros. 1930
431:Preservation status
415:Sung by Alice White
306:is a 1930 American
1054:Bringing Up Father
838:On Again-Off Again
814:When a Man's a Man
606:When a Man's a Man
552:Films directed by
373:Rita Flynn as Lulu
1072:
1071:
1022:Slightly Terrific
974:Give Out, Sisters
870:Go Chase Yourself
782:So This Is Africa
742:The Naughty Flirt
324:. The film stars
314:comedy drama film
299:
298:
201:Fredrick Y. Smith
121:
120:
113:
95:
1132:
1046:Penthouse Rhythm
1006:Swingtime Johnny
966:Private Buckaroo
878:Breaking the Ice
790:Fighting to Live
702:In the Next Room
694:The Forward Pass
546:
539:
532:
523:
498:
497:
475:
469:
468:
466:
464:
449:
262:
260:
198:Edward Schroeder
135:
123:
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1129:
1075:
1074:
1073:
1068:
1030:Night Club Girl
1014:Hat Check Honey
958:What's Cookin'?
806:The Dude Ranger
598:Along Came Ruth
582:Captain January
556:
554:Edward F. Cline
550:
507:
502:
501:
490:
477:
476:
472:
462:
460:
451:
450:
446:
441:
433:
424:
410:
368:Kenneth Thomson
352:
343:
334:Kenneth Thomson
318:Edward F. Cline
272:
265:
258:
256:
249:
234:
227:
225:
218:Robert Mitchell
217:
213:
211:George W. Meyer
199:
179:
177:Kenneth Thomson
175:
171:
159:
147:Edward F. Cline
138:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1138:
1136:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1077:
1076:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1058:
1050:
1042:
1034:
1026:
1018:
1010:
1002:
994:
986:
978:
970:
962:
954:
946:
938:
930:
926:Meet the Chump
922:
914:
906:
898:
890:
882:
874:
866:
858:
850:
842:
834:
826:
818:
810:
802:
798:Peck's Bad Boy
794:
786:
778:
770:
762:
758:The Girl Habit
754:
746:
738:
730:
722:
718:Leathernecking
714:
706:
698:
690:
682:
678:Broadway Fever
674:
666:
658:
650:
642:
634:
626:
618:
610:
602:
594:
586:
578:
570:
561:
558:
557:
551:
549:
548:
541:
534:
526:
520:
519:
506:
505:External links
503:
500:
499:
488:
470:
443:
442:
440:
437:
432:
429:
423:
420:
419:
418:
409:
406:
405:
404:
398:
392:
389:Robert Elliott
386:
383:Richard Cramer
380:
374:
371:
365:
359:
351:
348:
342:
339:
297:
296:
293:
289:
288:
285:
281:
280:
275:77 minutes (7
273:
270:
267:
266:
264:
263:
252:
250:
247:
244:
243:
240:
239:Distributed by
236:
235:
230:
228:
223:
220:
219:
215:Archie Gottler
208:
204:
203:
196:
192:
191:
186:
185:Cinematography
182:
181:
166:
162:
161:
154:
150:
149:
144:
140:
139:
136:
128:
127:
119:
118:
33:
31:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1137:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1038:See My Lawyer
1035:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1008:
1007:
1003:
1000:
999:
995:
992:
991:
987:
984:
983:
979:
976:
975:
971:
968:
967:
963:
960:
959:
955:
952:
951:
947:
944:
943:
939:
936:
935:
931:
928:
927:
923:
920:
919:
918:Hello, Sucker
915:
912:
911:
910:The Bank Dick
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
895:
891:
888:
887:
883:
880:
879:
875:
872:
871:
867:
864:
863:
859:
856:
855:
851:
848:
847:
843:
840:
839:
835:
832:
831:
827:
824:
823:
819:
816:
815:
811:
808:
807:
803:
800:
799:
795:
792:
791:
787:
784:
783:
779:
776:
775:
771:
768:
767:
763:
760:
759:
755:
752:
751:
747:
744:
743:
739:
736:
735:
731:
728:
727:
723:
720:
719:
715:
712:
711:
707:
704:
703:
699:
696:
695:
691:
688:
687:
686:His Lucky Day
683:
680:
679:
675:
672:
671:
667:
664:
663:
659:
656:
655:
654:Vamping Venus
651:
648:
647:
643:
640:
639:
638:Soft Cushions
635:
632:
631:
627:
624:
623:
619:
616:
615:
611:
608:
607:
603:
600:
599:
595:
592:
591:
587:
584:
583:
579:
576:
575:
571:
568:
567:
563:
562:
559:
555:
547:
542:
540:
535:
533:
528:
527:
524:
518:
514:
513:
509:
508:
504:
496:
491:
489:9780226732183
485:
481:
474:
471:
458:
454:
448:
445:
438:
436:
430:
428:
421:
416:
412:
411:
407:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
381:
379:as Al Hadrick
378:
375:
372:
370:as Joe Palmer
369:
366:
363:
362:David Manners
360:
357:
354:
353:
349:
347:
340:
338:
335:
331:
330:David Manners
327:
323:
319:
315:
312:
309:
305:
304:
294:
290:
287:United States
286:
282:
278:
274:
268:
254:
253:
251:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
221:
216:
212:
209:
205:
202:
197:
193:
190:
189:Sidney Hickox
187:
183:
178:
174:
173:David Manners
170:
167:
163:
158:
155:
151:
148:
145:
141:
134:
129:
124:
115:
112:
104:
101:February 2024
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
19:
1060:
1052:
1044:
1036:
1028:
1020:
1012:
1004:
996:
988:
980:
972:
964:
956:
948:
940:
934:Cracked Nuts
932:
924:
916:
908:
900:
892:
884:
876:
868:
862:Hawaii Calls
860:
852:
844:
836:
828:
820:
812:
804:
796:
788:
780:
772:
764:
756:
750:Cracked Nuts
748:
740:
732:
724:
716:
709:
708:
700:
692:
684:
676:
668:
662:The Head Man
660:
652:
644:
636:
628:
620:
612:
604:
596:
588:
580:
572:
564:
511:
493:
479:
473:
461:. Retrieved
456:
447:
434:
425:
414:
344:
302:
301:
300:
271:Running time
248:Release date
157:Earl Baldwin
107:
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
998:Crazy House
990:He's My Guy
854:High Flyers
774:Parole Girl
630:Let It Rain
622:Old Clothes
614:The Rag Man
566:Circus Days
463:February 8,
403:as Gangster
401:Lee Shumway
397:as Gangster
356:Alice White
326:Alice White
169:Alice White
143:Directed by
1085:1930 films
1079:Categories
710:Sweet Mama
574:Three Ages
512:Sweet Mama
439:References
395:Lew Harvey
303:Sweet Mama
259:1930-07-06
224:Production
180:Rita Flynn
153:Written by
126:Sweet Mama
71:newspapers
670:The Crash
377:Lee Moran
358:as Goldie
195:Edited by
16:1930 film
385:as Elmer
364:as Jimmy
308:pre-Code
292:Language
207:Music by
165:Starring
422:Release
391:as Mack
295:English
284:Country
257: (
226:company
85:scholar
1065:(1947)
1057:(1946)
1049:(1945)
1041:(1945)
1033:(1945)
1025:(1944)
1017:(1944)
1009:(1943)
1001:(1943)
993:(1943)
985:(1942)
977:(1942)
969:(1942)
961:(1942)
953:(1942)
945:(1941)
937:(1941)
929:(1941)
921:(1941)
913:(1940)
905:(1940)
897:(1940)
889:(1938)
881:(1938)
873:(1938)
865:(1938)
857:(1937)
849:(1937)
841:(1937)
833:(1936)
825:(1935)
817:(1935)
809:(1934)
801:(1934)
793:(1934)
785:(1933)
777:(1933)
769:(1932)
761:(1931)
753:(1931)
745:(1931)
737:(1930)
729:(1930)
721:(1930)
713:(1930)
705:(1930)
697:(1929)
689:(1929)
681:(1929)
673:(1928)
665:(1928)
657:(1928)
649:(1928)
641:(1927)
633:(1927)
625:(1925)
617:(1925)
609:(1924)
601:(1924)
593:(1924)
585:(1924)
577:(1923)
569:(1923)
486:
311:talkie
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
830:F-Man
408:Songs
277:reels
92:JSTOR
78:books
517:IMDb
484:ISBN
465:2024
350:Cast
341:Plot
64:news
515:at
47:by
1081::
492:.
455:.
332:,
328:,
545:e
538:t
531:v
467:.
279:)
261:)
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
