The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street

86 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Oct. 15, 1942

In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately, the local gang of hood's leader resists his attempts. More trouble ensues when the dancer helps a convict gain parole by hiring him. It later turns out that the ex-con is only interested in trying to use the agency as a front for extortion. Songs include the Oscar nominated "When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise," "Your Face Looks Familiar," "Heavenly, Isn't He?" "Let's Forget It," "You're Bad For Me," and "A Million Miles From Manhattan."

The Mayor of 44th Street

86 mins | Drama, Romance, Music | Oct. 15, 1942

The Mayor of 44th Street
In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately, the local gang of hood's leader resists his attempts. More trouble ensues when the dancer helps a convict gain parole by hiring him. It later turns out that the ex-con is only interested in trying to use the agency as a front for extortion. Songs include the Oscar nominated "When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise," "Your Face Looks Familiar," "Heavenly, Isn't He?" "Let's Forget It," "You're Bad For Me," and "A Million Miles From Manhattan."
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Mayor of 44th Street
Directors Clem Beauchamp, Alfred E. Green
Writers Frank Ryan, Robert Hardy Andrews, Lewis R. Foster

Cast

George Murphy

as Joe Jonathan

Anne Shirley

as Jessey Lee

William Gargan

as Tommy Fallon

Richard Barthelmess

as Ed Kirby

Joan Merrill

as Vicky Lane

Freddy Martin

as Freddy Martin

Rex Downing

as Bits McKarg

Millard Mitchell

as Herman

Mary Wickes

as Mamie

Eddie Hart

as Gromm

Roberta Smith

as Red

Marten Lamont

as Shoemaker, Lawyer to Ed Kirby

Walter Reed

as Lou Luddy

Esther Muir

as Hilda, Telephone Operator

Lee Bonnell

as Jerry, Head Waiter

Ken Lundy

as Dude (as Kenneth Lundy)

John Dilson

as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)