Manhattan Angel

Manhattan Angel is a 1949 American comedy musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Gloria Jean, Patricia Barry and Thurston Hall.

Manhattan Angel
Directed by	Arthur Dreifuss
Screenplay by	Albert Derr
Story by	George H. Plympton (original story) Albert Deer (original story)
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Gloria Jean Patricia Barry Thurston Hall
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Richard Fantl
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Sam Katzman Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 17, 1949 (1949-03-17)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It was originally called Sweetheart of the Blues.^[1] It was made after I Surrender Dear.^[2]

Plot

Gloria Cole and Eddie Swenson are working to keep an old house, now being used as a youth center, from being razed to make room for a new skyscraper in Manhattan. Gloria enters a friend in a beauty contest with a $25,000 first prize and, after some iffy-maneuvering, her friend wins the contest and the money goes to preserving the youth center.

Cast

• Gloria Jean as Gloria Cole
• Ross Ford as Eddie Swenson
• Patricia Barry as Maggie Graham (as Patricia White)
• Thurston Hall as Everett H. Burton
• Alice Tyrrell as Queenie Walters
• Benny Baker as Aloysius Duff
• Russell Hicks as J.C. Rayland
• Fay Baker as Vi Langdon
• Jimmy Lloyd as Elmer
• Toni Harper as Toni
• The Sweetheart Choristers as Singers

See also

• List of American films of 1949