Movie: Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City

Top 3 Billed Cast

James A. FitzPatrick
James A. FitzPatrick

Narrator (voice)

Ann Miller
Ann Miller

Self

Xavier Cugat
Xavier Cugat

Self

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    This film visits many of the neighborhoods and landmarks on Manhattan Island and occasionally includes a history lesson. The neighborhoods include the Bowery, Chinatown, Herald Square, and Times Square. Some of the architectural highlights are the Empire State Building, the New York Public Library, Temple Emanuel, the Central Park Zoo, and the Rockefeller Center complex. The film ends with a visit to a dining room in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the Xavier Cugat Orchestra entertains.

  • Release Date

    1949-07-30

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    6

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    3.0 starts
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    English
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