Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1937 · 87 mins · English

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Directed by

Charles Reisner

Starring

Ann Dvorak, Joe DiMaggio, James Gleason, Luis Alberni, Louis Prima, Cab Calloway

A crooked record producer uses mob ties to force performers, but his intimidation endangers a singer’s fiancée. The movie features Gene Autry, baseball star Joe DiMaggio, Cab Calloway, Ted Lewis and the Kay Thompson Singers, and includes songs such as “Mamma I Wanna Make Rhythm,” “Manhattan Merry‑Go‑Round,” “Heaven?,” “I Owe You,” and “It’s Round‑up Time in Reno.”