Man Against Woman

Man Against Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jack Holt, Lillian Miles (in her first starring role) and Walter Connolly.^[1] The film was originally known as Plainclothes Man.^[2]

Man Against Woman
Directed by	Irving Cummings
Written by	Keene Thompson Jo Swerling
Starring	Jack Holt Lillian Miles Walter Connolly
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 15, 1932 (1932-11-15)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Tough New York cop Johnny McCloud falls in love with nightclub singer Lola Parker, but she seems more involved with gangster George Perry.

Cast

• Jack Holt as Johnny McCloud
• Lillian Miles as Lola Parker
• Walter Connolly as Mossie Ennis
• Gavin Gordon as George Perry
• Arthur Vinton as Happy O'Neill
• Jack La Rue as Alberti
• Clarence Muse as Smoke Johnson
• Emmett Corrigan as Christy
• Harry Seymour as Brodie
• Kathrin Clare Ward as Landlad

Critical reception

In his review of the film in The New York Times, film critic Mordaunt Hall wrote that the "exploits in this tale are scarcely credible, but the film affords some unconscious amusement." Regarding the actors, Hall wrote that "Holt is miscast in the part of the sleuth," "Connolly [...] gives an excellent performance, which at least atones for some of the shortcomings in the film," and that "Miles is acceptable as the torch singer."^[3]