Atlantic City (1944 film)

Atlantic City
Atlantic City
	Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Ray McCarey
Screenplay by	Doris Gilbert; Frank Gill Jr.; George Carleton Brown
Story by	Arthur Caesar
Produced by	Albert J. Cohen
Starring	Constance Moore; Brad Taylor; Charley Grapewin
Cinematography	John Alton
Edited by	Richard L. Van Enger
Music by	Joseph Dubin; Walter Scharf
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	September 15, 1944 (United States);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1 million

Atlantic City is a 1944 American musical romance film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Constance Moore. The film concerns the formative years of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Vaudeville acts are re-created in the story of how Atlantic City became a famous resort. The supporting cast features Louis Armstrong and Dorothy Dandridge. The film was reissued in 1950 under the title Atlantic City Honeymoon.^[2]

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It was the most expensive film in Republic's history.^[1]

In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it can be "the playground of the world." Brad's wheeling and dealing proves remarkably successful in attracting big enterprises and big shows, but brings him little success in personal relationships. Full of nostalgic songs and acts, some with the original artists.

Constance Moore as Marilyn Whitaker
Brad Taylor (Stanley Brown) as Bradley Taylor
Charley Grapewin as Jake Taylor
Paul Whiteman as himself
Louis Armstrong as himself
Robert B. Castaine as Carter Graham
Dorothy Dandridge as Singer
Adele Mara as Barmaid
Ford L. Buck as himself
John W. Bubbles as himself
Gus Van as himself
Mildred Kornman as schoolgirl (uncredited)

Stanley Brown, playing a character named Brad Taylor, is listed in the opening credits as Brad Taylor, and continued to use this name in all subsequent films.