Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
- Released on
- Runtime
- 87 mins
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."
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."
Cast
- 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
Director
- Charles Reisner
Producers
Screenwriter
- Harry Sauber
