Manhattan Angel is a 1949 American comedy musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Gloria Jean, Patricia Barry and Thurston Hall.
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| Directed by | Arthur Dreifuss |
| Screenplay by | Albert Derr |
| Story by | George H. Plympton (original story) Albert Deer (original story) |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Gloria Jean Patricia Barry Thurston Hall |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Richard Fantl |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Sam Katzman Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was originally called Sweetheart of the Blues.[1] It was made after I Surrender Dear.[2]
Plot edit
Gloria Cole and Eddie Swenson are working to keep an old house, now being used as a youth center, from being razed to make room for a new skyscraper in Manhattan. Gloria enters a friend in a beauty contest with a $25,000 first prize and, after some iffy-maneuvering, her friend wins the contest and the money goes to preserving the youth center.
Cast edit
- Gloria Jean as Gloria Cole
- Ross Ford as Eddie Swenson
- Patricia Barry as Maggie Graham (as Patricia White)
- Thurston Hall as Everett H. Burton
- Alice Tyrrell as Queenie Walters
- Benny Baker as Aloysius Duff
- Russell Hicks as J.C. Rayland
- Fay Baker as Vi Langdon
- Jimmy Lloyd as Elmer
- Toni Harper as Toni
- The Sweetheart Choristers as Singers
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Manhattan Angel at IMDb
- Manhattan Angel at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Manhattan Angel at the TCM Movie Database
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