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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
Directed by Charles Reisner
Overview
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.”
Rated NR | Length 87 minutes
Actors
Phil Regan | Leo Carrillo | Ann Dvorak | Tamara Geva | James Gleason | Ted Lewis | Cab Calloway | Kay Thompson | Joe DiMaggio | Henry Armetta | Luis Alberni | Max Terhune | Smiley Burnette | Louis Prima | Gene Autry | Ralph Edwards