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Manhattan Parade is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon released in USA on 24 december 1931 with Winnie Lightner
Manhattan Parade (1931)
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Add to a movie listManhattan Parade is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was originally intended to be released, in the United States, early in 1931, but was shelved due to public apathy towards musicals. Despite waiting a number of months, the public proved obstinate and the Warner Bros. reluctantly released the film in December 1931 after removing all the music. Since there was no such reactions to musicals outside the United States, the film was released there as a full musical comedy in 1931.
The film pokes fun at Al Jolson, who had suffered a downturn in his career due to the public aversion to musical pictures. He had been released from his contract to Warner Bros. late in 1930.
Actors
Winnie Lightner
(Doris Roberts)
Charles Butterworth
(Herbert T. Herbert)
Dickie Moore
(Junior Roberts)
Charles Dale
Frank Conroy
(Bill Brighton)
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