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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round poster
Directed by
Charles Reisner
Genre
comedy film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A singer gets mixed up with gangsters and show business in New York City. He tries to make it big on the radio while dealing with a mob boss.

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What happens

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Phil Regan, Leo Carrillo and Ann Dvorak. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by John Victor Mackay. The film is also known as Manhattan Music Box in the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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