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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)

Directed by Charles Reisner · 87 min · Music, Comedy

1.1 TOPICAL score · #6,645 of 6,776 films

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In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do their stuff. The trouble really begins when the gangster's strong-arm tactics nearly cause a singer to lose his fiancée. A wide variety of entertainers appear including cowboy crooner Gene Autry, baseball hero Joe DiMaggio, and big band stars Cab Calloway, Ted Lewis, and the Kay Thompson Singers. Songs include "Mamma I Wanna Make Rhythm," "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round," "Heaven?," "I Owe You," and "It's Round-up Time in Reno."

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937, directed by Charles Reisner) has a TOPICAL score of 1.1 - ranked 6,645 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (8 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 8 languages.

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Awards42
Historical impact6
Lasting engagement4
Cast0
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Starring: Phil Regan (actor #1,976), Leo Carrillo (actor #1,952), Ann Dvorak (actor #1,756), Tamara Geva

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