Young Man of Manhattan

Young Man of Manhattan

1930•1h 19m•5.9/10

ComedyMusicRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(5)

Two flappers try to get their newspaper reporter boyfriends to pay attention to them.

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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Ann Vaughn

Norman Foster

Norman Foster

Toby McLean

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Puff Randolph

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Shorty Ross

Leslie Austin

Leslie Austin

Dwight Knowles

Lorraine Aalbu

Sherman Sister

Aileene Aalbu

Sherman Sister

Fern Aalbu

Sherman Sister

Harriet Aalbu

Sherman Sister

H. Dudley Hawley

Doctor

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