
The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
4.3|15 Oct, 1942|86 min
MEET THE GUT WHO DISHED IT OUT...because he got tired of taking it
4.3|15 Oct, 1942|86 min
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In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately, the local gang of hood's leader resists his attempts. More trouble ensues when the dancer helps a convict gain parole by hiring him. It later turns out that the ex-con is only interested in trying to use the agency as a front for extortion. Songs include the Oscar nominated "When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise," "Your Face Looks Familiar," "Heavenly, Isn't He?" "Let's Forget It," "You're Bad For Me," and "A Million Miles From Manhattan."
Keywords
thug
waiter
manhattan, new york city
watchman
Casts

George Murphy
Joe Jonathan

Anne Shirley
Jessey Lee

William Gargan
Tommy Fallon

Richard Barthelmess
Ed Kirby

Joan Merrill
Vicky Lane

Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin

Rex Downing
Bits McKarg

Millard Mitchell
Herman

Mary Wickes
Mamie
Eddie Hart
Gromm
Roberta Smith
Red

Marten Lamont
Shoemaker, Lawyer to Ed Kirby

Walter Reed
Lou Luddy

Esther Muir
Hilda, Telephone Operator

Lee Bonnell
Jerry, Head Waiter
Ken Lundy
Dude (as Kenneth Lundy)

John Dilson
Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
Crews

Alfred E. Green
Director
Feild M. Gray
Art Direction

Clem Beauchamp
Assistant Director
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography

Lewis R. Foster
Screenplay

Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Frank Ryan
Screenplay
Irene Morra
Editor
Robert Hardy Andrews
Story
Cliff Reid
Producer
Harry Revel
Music

Renié
Costume Design
John L. Cass
Sound Recordist
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