Manhattan Merry-Go-Round poster

Movie · 1937

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Released 26 November 1937 More from 1937 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do their stuff. The trouble really begins when the gangster's strong-arm tactics nearly cause a singer to lose his fiancée. A wide variety of entertainers appear including cowboy crooner Gene Autry, baseball hero Joe DiMaggio, and big band stars Cab Calloway, Ted Lewis, and the Kay Thompson Singers. Songs include "Mamma I Wanna Make Rhythm," "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round," "Heaven?," "I Owe You," and "It's Round-up Time in Reno."

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Leo Carrillo
as Tony Gordoni
57
James Gleason
as Danny The Duck
55
Luis Alberni
as Martinetti
51
Henry Armetta
as Spadoni
49
Kay Thompson
as Self
28
Ann Dvorak
as Ann Rogers
26
Smiley Burnette
as Frog - Accordian Player
26
Louis Prima
as Self
26
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
31years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Leo Carrillo — oldest on the call sheet
26Louis Prima — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast
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