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Romance in Manhattan

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Young Czech immigrant Karel Novak (Francis Lederer) loses the small amount of money he has when he attempts to enter the United States and ends up penniless on the streets of New York at the height of the Great Depression. Sympathetic chorus girl Sylvia Dennis (Ginger Rogers) and her teenage brother, Frank (Jimmy Butler), take pity on the young man, but their attempts to help him cause unwanted trouble for themselves that could get the orphaned Frank sent to a foster home.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 07/23/2019
The story is pleasantly enough told, but Mr. Lederer's performance is so good that he seems entitled to a more impressive picture. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D @RT35616104 05/11/2023 Heartfelt and with a bit more on its mind than the average Ginger pick. See more 03/02/2014 You can say the movie's very manipulative in trying to overtly appeal to the audiences' emotions, but I really fell for this movie. Everyone in it are just pleasant/decent people. Perhaps the movie could have used an extra scene or two to deepen Rogers and Lederer's romantic relationship, but I still really enjoyed this one. See more 01/05/2008 Very strong romance. Francis Lederer gives a really excellent performance, and Ginger is impressive, as always. The final sequence is hilarious. See more Read all reviews
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Stephen Roberts

Director

Francis Lederer

Karel Novak

Ginger Rogers

Sylvia Dennis

Arthur Hohl

Halsey J. Pander

Jimmy Butler

Frank Dennis

J. Farrell MacDonald

Officer Murphy
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Synopsis Young Czech immigrant Karel Novak (Francis Lederer) loses the small amount of money he has when he attempts to enter the United States and ends up penniless on the streets of New York at the height of the Great Depression. Sympathetic chorus girl Sylvia Dennis (Ginger Rogers) and her teenage brother, Frank (Jimmy Butler), take pity on the young man, but their attempts to help him cause unwanted trouble for themselves that could get the orphaned Frank sent to a foster home.
Director
Stephen Roberts
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 1935, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 17m