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Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)

Manhattan Heartbeat poster
Directed by
David Burton
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young couple in New York City navigate the ups and downs of marriage and parenthood during the Great Depression. The story follows their struggles with money, family expectations, and the challenges of building a life together.

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What happens

Manhattan Heartbeat is a 1940 American drama film directed by David Burton and written by Clark Andrews, Harold Buchman, Jack Jungmeyer and Edith Skouras. It is based on the 1928 novel Bad Girl by Viña Delmar. The film stars Robert Sterling, Virginia Gilmore, Joan Davis, Edmund MacDonald, Don Beddoe and Paul Harvey. The film was released on July 12, 1940, by 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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