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Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Benjamin Stoloff released in USA on 2 november 1934 with Gene Raymond
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
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Add to a movie listTransatlantic Merry-Go-Round is a 1934 American drama film with musical and comedic elements, directed by Benjamin Stoloff.
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Gangster Lee Lother (Sidney Blackmer) is shot and killed during an ocean liner cruise, and we're introduced in flashback to the interwoven stories and characters of the suspects: con-man and jewel-thief Jimmy Brett and his accomplice, a wife who bids goodbye to her husband without realizing he'll stowaway to spy on her, the star of the ship's entertainment revue and her brother with gambling debts, and the Inspector who interrupts his vacation to solve the case.Actors
Gene Raymond
(Jimmy Brett)
Nancy Carroll
(Sally Marsh)
Jack Benny
(Chad Denby)
Mitzi Green
(Mitzi)
Frank Parker
(Frank Parker - Tenor Singer)
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