Music in Manhattan

Music in Manhattan

81 mins | Romance, Music | Oct. 6, 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.

Music in Manhattan

81 mins | Romance, Music | Oct. 6, 1944

Music in Manhattan
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Music in Manhattan
Directors James E. Casey, John H. Auer
Writers Jack Scholl, Lawrence Kimble, Maurice Tombragel, Harold Jacob Smith

Cast

Anne Shirley

as Frankie Foster

Dennis Day

as Stanley Benson

Phillip Terry

as Johnny Pearson

Jane Darwell

as Mrs. Pearson

Raymond Walburn

as Prof. Carl Roberti

Patti Brill

as Gladys

Charlie Barnet

as Himself - Orchestra Leader

Nilo Menendez

as Himself - Rhumba Band Leader

Byron Foulger

as Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

as Major Hargrove (uncredited)