Romance in Manhattan (1934)
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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… More 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
- Directed By
- Stephen Roberts
- Written By
- Jane Murfin, Edward Kaufman
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 11, 1935 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 13, 1991
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Cast
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Francis Lederer
as Karel Novak
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Ginger Rogers
as Sylvia Dennis
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Jimmy Butler
as Frank Dennis
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John Farrell MacDonald
as Officer Murphy
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Helen Ware
as Miss Anthrop
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Eily Malyon
as Miss Evans
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Oscar Apfel
as The Judge
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Lillian Harmer
as Landlady
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Reginald Barlow
as Customs Inspector
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Donald Meek
as Minister
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Sidney Toler
as Sergeant
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Irving Bacon
as Counterman
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Andy Clyde
as Scots Liquor Store Owner
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Arthur Hohl
as Attorney Pander
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Christian Rub
as Immigrant
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Frank Sheridan
as Customs Inspector
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Harold Goodwin
as Doctor
