Music in Manhattan (1944)

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
- 1944-10-06
- Genres
- Music, Romance
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John H. Auer, Lawrence Kimble
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Anne Shirley as Frankie Foster
- Dennis Day as Stanley Benson
- Phillip Terry as Johnny Pearson
- Raymond Walburn as Prof. Carl Roberti
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Pearson
- Patti Brill as Gladys
- Charlie Barnet as Himself - Orchestra Leader
- Nilo Menendez as Himself - Rhumba Band Leader
- Joan Barclay as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- Chester Carlisle as Businessman (uncredited)
- Harry Clay as Backstage Photographer (uncredited)
- Georgie Cooper as Judge's Wife (uncredited)
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