The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)

MEET THE GUT WHO DISHED IT OUT...because he got tired of taking it

  • Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
  • Release Date: 1942-10-15
  • User Rating: 4/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alfred E. Green
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Summary

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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  • George Murphy

    as Joe Jonathan
  • Anne Shirley

    as Jessey Lee
  • William Gargan

    as Tommy Fallon
  • Richard Barthelmess

    as Ed Kirby
  • Joan Merrill

    as Vicky Lane
  • Freddy Martin

    as Freddy Martin
  • Rex Downing

    as Bits McKarg
  • Millard Mitchell

    as Herman
  • Mary Wickes

    as Mamie
  • Eddie Hart

    as Gromm
  • Roberta Smith

    as Red
  • Marten Lamont

    as Shoemaker, Lawyer to Ed Kirby
  • Walter Reed

    as Lou Luddy
  • Esther Muir

    as Hilda, Telephone Operator
  • Lee Bonnell

    as Jerry, Head Waiter
  • Ken Lundy

    as Dude (as Kenneth Lundy)
  • John Dilson

    as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
Directing Alfred E. Green Director
Camera Robert De Grasse Director of Photography
Editing Irene Morra Editor
Art Feild M. Gray Art Direction
Production Cliff Reid Producer
Sound Harry Revel Music
Writing Frank Ryan Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Renié Costume Design
Writing Lewis R. Foster Screenplay
Art Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction
Directing Clem Beauchamp Assistant Director
Writing Robert Hardy Andrews Story
Sound John L. Cass Sound Recordist

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