Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan

1944
1h 21min

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.

Music in Manhattan

Storyline

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.
    Released
    October 1944
    Runtime
    1h 21min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley
Frankie Foster
Dennis Day
Dennis Day
Stanley Benson
Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry
Johnny Pearson
Raymond Walburn
Raymond Walburn
Prof. Carl Roberti
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Pearson
Patti Brill
Patti Brill
Gladys
Charlie Barnet
Charlie Barnet
Himself - Orchestra Leader
Nilo Menendez
Himself - Rhumba Band Leader
Joan Barclay
Joan Barclay
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Chester Carlisle
Businessman (uncredited)
Harry Clay
Backstage Photographer (uncredited)
Georgie Cooper
Judge's Wife (uncredited)
Italia DeNubila
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Don Dillaway
Major Hargrove (uncredited)
Chris Drake
Chris Drake
Bellboy (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Edmund Glover
Edmund Glover
Officer (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mary Halsey
Hotel Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Coulter Irwin
Coulter Irwin
Backstage Photographer (uncredited)
Carl Kent
Carl Kent
Officer (uncredited)
Bob Mascagno
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
Pop, the Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Backstage Photographer (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Gerald Pierce
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Bert Roach
Fat Man in Ticket Line (uncredited)
Mike Road
Mike Road
Officer (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Jason Robards Sr.
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
Army Officer in Ticket Line (uncredited)
John Shaw
Officer (uncredited)
Margie Stewart
Airplane Hostess (uncredited)
David Thursby
Police Officer Patrick Throckmorton Clancy (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
Steve Winston
Officer (uncredited)
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