The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1942 · 86 mins · English

Directed by

Alfred E. Green

Starring

Freddy Martin, Millard Mitchell, Mary Wickes, William Gargan, Walter Reed, George Murphy

An ex‑vaudeville dancer opens a dance‑band agency, hiring street kids to give them work and help the neighborhood. His plan angers a local gang leader, and trouble follows when he hires a newly‑paroled convict who intends to use the agency for extortion. The film features the Oscar‑nominated song “When There’s a Breeze on Lake Louise.”