Manhattan Tower (1932)

★★★★★ · Just finished watching this about 15 minutes ago · The_Emperor_Of_Television · 2012-12-09

The excellent Art Deco sets are a real highlight...were they re-used from a previous film? Oh how I wish Art Deco would make a come-back... Good script, good actors, good direction. Only the cheap budget hurts the film. I love the way they transition from scene to scene...very clever. Highly recommended.

★★★★ · Enjoyable. · stache · 2006-06-26

Exterior and lobby shots of the ESB. Some very amusing views on human behavior. Also a not so subtle propaganda message about personal banking. I'm old enough to have had parents that remember the Depression and seeing this movie makes me appreciate what's left of the New Deal.

★★★ · Manhattan Tower · Silencebound · 2011-03-19

I have acquired a shortest clip of 35mm nitrate film of this movie. It's "Manhattan Tower", so then I search for it and here that I go. Well, the ending of the crim victim fell over to the ground nearly at end of this so-so movie, is badly done. A bit more 'action-cut' effect would be better enough, as par of the climax editing similar to many other Hollywood outings.

★★★ · Jumpy sound track hurts pretty good film · FannuvFilm · 2011-04-10

This may be among the first films to use the new Empire State Building (it opened May 1, 1931) as a story locale. It has its interest moments but a poor sound track makes for some uncomfortable watching. Yes, according to the IMDB that is Walter Brennan in an uncredited role as a "Mechanic". So Manhattan Tower gives us a rare early glimpse of an eventual multiple Oscar winner (three times) who had an amazingly long and diverse career in films as well as in television (one Emmy).