89 years ago:
Whirlpool (US)
An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.
1934-04-10
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/260007
#Whirlpool #RoyWilliamNeill #JackHolt #JeanArthur #AllenJenkins #Columbia #Movies

90 years ago:
42nd Street (US)
A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.
1933-03-11
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/3062
#42ndStreet #BusbyBerkeley #GingerRogers #AllenJenkins #PreCode #Film

@PTR_K The film is one of those where the name precedes the merit of the object itself. I enjoyed it, but I can remember little other than that special effect. I like #AllenJenkins; he plays one of the film's leads and pops up a lot in stuff I tend to watch in minor supporting roles.