Manhattan merry go round 1937 midlevel manhattan mobster tony gordoni leo carrillo and his associates take over a popular record label, gaining control of a number of famous singers and. In addition, people who enjoy musical comedies with some drama may want this for. In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob. Manhattan merry go round has its pluses and minuses. Watch manhattan merrygoround online verizon fios tv.
Altogether, manhattan merry go round is the sort of film that seems to require a traffic officer more than it does a director. Midlevel manhattan mobster tony gordoni leo carrillo and his associates take over a popular record label, gaining control. Production on manhattan merry go round did not start until early august 1937, however, and it is unclear whether metropolitan merry go round was an early title for this film. Features tamara geva, whiteys lindy hoppers, cab calloway jitterbugs, tiny bunch, roller skating stage dance. Dvd, film soundtrack, musicals, theater collections, theater composers, video.
Manhattan merry go round, dvd, manufactured on demand, musicals theatrical, 644827102228. She arranged vocals with hugh martin for the broadway show hooray for what. Manhattan merrygoround is a 1937 american comedy film directed by charles reisner. On the set of manhattan merry go round in new york in 1937 she met joe dimaggio, who also had a small part in the film. Watch the full length movie of manhattan merry go round online or on the fios mobile app. Pelna obsada filmu manhattan merry go round 1937 informacje o filmie w bazie filmweb. Film, video manhattan merry go round manhattan music box. Manhattan merrygoround 1937 frankie manning foundation.
Republic pictures must have spent a lot of money on this production compared to their other films. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing manhattan merry go round near you. According to a news item in hollywood reporter on august 4, 1937, the day shooting began at biograph studios in new york, john auer was set to direct ten days of shooting. Manhattan merry go round is a nbc musical variety radio program of the 1930s. Hear classic music from manhattan merry go round, 1937, directed by charles f. He was inspired by the lindy hop dance craze whiteys lindy hoppers plucked the best dancers from the savoy ballroom whitey and his dancers competed with george snowden whiteys lindy hoppers appeared in hot chocolates at connies inn the group performed with cab calloway in the revue manhattan merry go round. The duration of manhattan merry go round film is 1.
Many amusing cameos highlight this crazy musical about gangsters taking over a record company. Manhattan merry go round film was created on 19371126. Shorty retired from professional dancing a few years after this film was made because. Her first credited role in a movie was in the storm 1938. 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.
With phil regan, leo carrillo, ann dvorak, tamara geva, james gleason, ted lewis, cab calloway, kay. What film contains the line round up the usual suspects. Manhattan merrygoround is a nbc musical variety radio program of the 1930s. It was nominated for an academy award for best art direction by john victor mackay. Songs include mamma i wanna make rhythm, manhattan merry go round, heaven. Manhattan merry go round in this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do their stuff. After completing the filming of hellzapoppin, the group had a contract to do a. I just saw manhattan merry go round and thought it was a pretty good film.
It may not have been the best musical, but some of the songs were nice and the storyline interesting. Manhattan merry go round 1937 movie dvd sammy cahn saul. Manhattan merrygoround has a storyline about gangsters taking over a. I am writing this because i did not like some of a previous viewers extremely negative comments. They have quality actors leo carrillo, james gleason, ann. Gangster tony gordoni inherits a recording company and orders tenor jerry hart to.
Manhattan merry go round 1937 film complet en francais a 20171112t16. Lyons tooth powder, the radio series was adapted by frank hummert and producer harry sauber into a 1937 musical comedy feature film. Manhattan merry go round 1937 movie dvd sammy cahn saul chaplin. Manhattan merry go round directed by charles reisner. Sleek, effervescent, gregarious and indefatigable only begins to describe the indescribable kay thompson a oneofakind author, pianist, actress, comedienne, singer, composer, coach, dancer, choreographer, clothing designer, and arguably one of entertainments most unique and charismatic personalities of the 20th century. Heres a partial listing of cab calloway recordings made with a variety of ensembles.
Manhattan merry go round has a storyline about gangsters taking over a radio station. This mostly tepid musical revolves around a bunch of mobsters who take over a record company and then use their muscle to convince a bunch of popular acts to play for them, which precipitates musical performances in the film from gene autry, cab calloway and louis prima, who. Swing classics manhattan merrygoround 1937 youtube. Manhattan merry go round is a 1937 american comedy film directed by charles reisner. From the 1937 musical comedy manhattan merrygoround comes cab calloway and speciality dancers including tiny bunch of whiteys.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Manhattan merry go round 450826 first song honey, old time. Yates, who happened to also own cfi, consolidated film industries, the main film laboratory in hollywood. Manhattan merrygoround manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Variety magazine of the day said, so much talent and novelty has been compressed within the limits of the film that customers dare not sneeze for fear of missing something. In addition, people who enjoy musical comedies with some drama may want this. Charles reisner the big store, lost in a harem directed an amazing cast, which includes special appearances by cowboy star gene autry, baseball legend joe dimaggio, and popular bandleader cab calloway, plus such familiar faces as phil regan, leo carrillo, james gleason, smiley burnette, and. Manhattan merry go round tamara gevawhiteys lindy hoppers. Manhattan music box four minutes are missing from this print, which has poor video quality. Riesner, with phil regan, leo carrillo, ann dvorak, at tcm. Altogether, manhattan merrygoround is the sort of film that seems to require a.
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