Manhattan Love Song (1934)
1934 · Feature film · 70 min · dir. Leonard Fields
- Comedy
- Romance
- Drama
Synopsis
After having been swindled out of all their money by a crooked business manager, formerly wealthy socialites Jerry and Carol discover that they owe their chauffeur and maid back wages they are unable to pay. They're forced to let their former employees live in their luxury apartment in lieu of paying the money they owe them.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Leonard Fields
- Writer
- Cornell Woolrich
- Studio
- Monogram Pictures
- Released
- 1934-04-29
- Running time
- 70 minutes
Cast & crew
- Leonard Fields Director
Robert Armstrong
Dixie Lee
Nydia Westman
Franklin Pangborn
Cecil Cunningham
Harold Waldridge
Helen Flint
Herman Bing
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Social Climbing Succes Story · Big Boomer · 2017-03-18
Robert Armstrong does not quite pull it off playing a 30 year old here (he was 44 when he made this film) but does pull off being a smart servant who helps his employers to become more human when their fortune vanishes with a stock market collapse. This is an entertaining story of love conquering high society's conventions and climbing the social ladder. Of special interest are the many props most modern viewers will barely notice but that were considered the height of cutting edge home appliances in 1934. An electric vacuum cleaner; a large electric refrigerator; a spacious kitchen with…
