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Manhattan Serenade

Manhattan Serenade

1929Short⏱️ 20m
ShortMusical
7
IMDB Rating
13 votes

Director
Sammy Lee
Writers
N/A
Stars
Raymond Hackett, Mary Doran, Brox Sisters
Release Date
December 21, 1929
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Raymond Hackett
Raymond Hackett
as Man in Park
Mary Doran
Mary Doran
as Woman in Park
Brox Sisters
Brox Sisters
as Singing Group
Nina Mae McKinney
Nina Mae McKinney
as Singer
Mitzi Mayfair
Mitzi Mayfair
as Specialty Dancer
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Cy Kahn
as Man on Swing
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Bobbe Brox
as Singer
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Kathlyn Brox
as Singer
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Lorayne Brox
as Singer
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
as Chorus Girl

🎬 Technical Specs

Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

colortone revueaerial camera shotnew york citydancingsinging

🎯 Categories

MusicalShort

⭐ Featured Review

Tribute To The Big Apple
by GManfred2015-08-15

"A young woman sits on a park (presumably Central Park) bench and is evidently having a bad day. A young man sits next to her and attempts to cheer her up. She says things are too tough, the City is unfriendly, she can't make it here, etc. His glass is half full and says it's a great City with lots of opportunities, look on the sunny side, etc. and launches into a rambling tribute to New York City, and this is when the short gets interesting. What follows is an homage to NYC in the form of a short travelogue (6-8 minutes) of scenes 'all around the town', as the song says. I..."

💡 Did You Know?

Long thought to be a lost film, this short was found and restored in 2014. The restored print had its premiere at The Film Forum in New York City on November 9, 2014.

📖 Synopsis

No synopsis available.