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Music in Manhattan

Genre:MusicRomance

Released:1944-10-06

Runtime:81

Overview

Frankie Foster and Stanley Benson are a pair of small-potatoes performers. Both try to make it to the big-time after winning an amateur talent contest. Though this leads them to a few professional gigs, something is missing from their act and they are not popular. Believing a little cash will boost their career, Frankie heads for Washington, D.C. to see if her wealthy father will help them. En route Frankie is mistaken for the wife of the well-known pilot Johnny Pearson and ends up in his suite having to pretend she is his spouse. When the pilot meets her, romantic sparks fly.


Cast:

Anne Shirley

Character: Frankie Foster

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Dennis Day

Character: Stanley Benson

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Phillip Terry

Character: Johnny Pearson

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Raymond Walburn

Character: Prof. Carl Roberti

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Jane Darwell

Character: Mrs. Pearson

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Patti Brill

Character: Gladys

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Charlie Barnet

Character: Himself - Orchestra Leader

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Nilo Menendez

Character: Himself - Rhumba Band Leader

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Joan Barclay

Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Chester Carlisle

Character: Businessman (uncredited)

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Harry Clay

Character: Backstage Photographer (uncredited)

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Georgie Cooper

Character: Judge's Wife (uncredited)

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Italia DeNubila

Character: Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Don Dillaway

Character: Major Hargrove (uncredited)

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Chris Drake

Character: Bellboy (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Character: Ticket Agent (uncredited)

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Edmund Glover

Character: Officer (uncredited)

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Sherry Hall

Character: Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Mary Halsey

Character: Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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John Hamilton

Character: Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)

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Robert Homans

Character: Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

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Coulter Irwin

Character: Backstage Photographer (uncredited)

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Carl Kent

Character: Officer (uncredited)

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Bob Mascagno

Character: Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Character: Pop, the Stage Doorman (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Character: Backstage Photographer (uncredited)

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Ralph Peters

Character: Truck Driver (uncredited)

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Gerald Pierce

Character: Elevator Boy (uncredited)

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Bert Roach

Character: Fat Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)

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Mike Road

Character: Officer (uncredited)

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Jason Robards Sr.

Character: Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Character: Army Officer in Ticket Line (uncredited)

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John Shaw

Character: Officer (uncredited)

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Margie Stewart

Character: Airplane Hostess (uncredited)

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David Thursby

Character: Police Officer Patrick Throckmorton Clancy (uncredited)

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Minerva Urecal

Character: Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)

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Steve Winston

Character: Officer (uncredited)

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