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The Mayor of 44th Street  (1942)
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."
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Keywords
thug
waiter
manhattan, new york city
watchman

Casts

George Murphy
George Murphy
Joe Jonathan
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley
Jessey Lee
William Gargan
William Gargan
Tommy Fallon
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
Ed Kirby
Joan Merrill
Joan Merrill
Vicky Lane
Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin
Rex Downing
Rex Downing
Bits McKarg
Millard Mitchell
Millard Mitchell
Herman
Mary Wickes
Mary Wickes
Mamie
Eddie Hart
Gromm
Roberta Smith
Red
Marten Lamont
Marten Lamont
Shoemaker, Lawyer to Ed Kirby
Walter Reed
Walter Reed
Lou Luddy
Esther Muir
Esther Muir
Hilda, Telephone Operator
Lee Bonnell
Lee Bonnell
Jerry, Head Waiter
Ken Lundy
Dude (as Kenneth Lundy)
John Dilson
John Dilson
Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

Crews

Alfred E. Green
Alfred E. Green
Director
Feild M. Gray
Art Direction
Clem Beauchamp
Clem Beauchamp
Assistant Director
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
Lewis R. Foster
Lewis R. Foster
Screenplay
Albert S. D'Agostino
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Frank Ryan
Screenplay
Irene Morra
Editor
Robert Hardy Andrews
Story
Cliff Reid
Producer
Harry Revel
Music
Renié
Renié
Costume Design
John L. Cass
Sound Recordist

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