Romance in Manhattan (1934)
- Starring:
- Francis Lederer, Ginger Rogers, (more)
- Director(s):
- Pandro S. Berman, Stephen R. Roberts, (more)
Synopsis of Romance in Manhattan
Ginger Rogers and Francis Lederer share equal billing -- and near-equal screen time -- in this amiable RKO programmer. Lederer plays Karel Novak, an incredibly naïve Czech immigrant who is taken under the wing of streetwise New York chorus girl Sylvia Dennis (Rogers). With the help of lovable cop-on-the-beat Murphy (J. Farrel McDonald), Sylvia hides Karel from the immigration authorities and ultimately falls in love with him. In addition to Karel's illegal-alien status, the plot is complicated by a crooked lawyer (Arthur Hohl) and a group of well-meaning welfare workers who endeavor to place Sylvia's kid brother Frank (Jimmy Butler) in a foster home. Usually cast in insincere roles, Francis Lederer is at his most sympathetic and likable in Romance in Manhattan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Romance in Manhattan
- Francis Lederer - Karel Novak
- Jimmy Butler - Frank Dennis
- Helen Ware - Miss Anthrop
- Oscar Apfel - The Judge
- Reginald Barlow - Customs Inspector
- Sidney Toler - Sergeant
- Christian Rub - Immigrant
- Frank Sheridan - Customs Inspector
- Andy Clyde - Scots Liquor Store Owner
- Ginger Rogers - Sylvia Dennis
- John Farrell MacDonald - Officer Murphy
- Eily Malyon - Miss Evans
- Lillian Harmer - Landlady
- Donald Meek - Minister
- Irving Bacon - Counterman
- Harold Goodwin - Doctor
- Arthur Hohl - Attorney Pander
- Director(s):
- Pandro S. Berman, Stephen R. Roberts
- Writer(s):
- Edward Kaufman, Jane Murfin
- Producer(s):
- Pandro S. Berman
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