Night club owner Dan Moore is trying to collect a debt owed to him by playboy Reggie Van Dorn, but Reggie is a playboy with no money but lots of social connections. In lieu of the cash, Dan gets Reggie to introduce him to the swells of high society.
Is it worth your time? If you're a fan of those breezy, low-stakes 1930s comedies where people talk really fast and everyone is constantly confused, you might get a kick out of Manhattan Moon. If you need a plot that actually makes sense or characters that behave like human beings, stay far away. It's essentially a veh...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you're a fan of those breezy, low-stakes 1930s comedies where people talk really fast and everyone is constantly confused, you might get a kick out of Manhattan Moon. If you need a plot that actually makes sense or characters that behave like human beings, stay far away. It's essentially a vehicle for a bunch of standard screwball tropes. You have your debt-ridden playboy, your tough-but-clueless nightclub owner, and a case of mistaken identity that lasts about three ti..."
Robert Harris, Ben Grauman Kohn, James Mulhauser, Harvey Gates, Robert Presnell Sr., Aben Kandel, Barry Trivers
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