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Little Old New York
A spirited belle of the brawling waterfront, fighting for the heart of handsome Robert Fulton
Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.
- Original title
- Little Old New York
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
CinemaSerf
Jun 23, 2022 · via TMDB
Richard Greene is engineering pioneer "Robert Fulton", a man with a vision for building a steamboat that can work the interior river network of the USA quickly, and efficiently, distributing goods from the seaports to the towns and cities. Unfortunately, his first effort in Paris led to a an explosive conclusion, so getting backing for this new venture is proving difficult, especially when his fellow sailors think this might be a threat to their own existence and his latest prototype gets torched. The story is entertaining, Fred MacMurray and Alice Faye work well with Ward Bond, Henry Stephenson and an on-form Andy Devine to create an enjoyably flowing narrative of toing and froing as friends become foes become friends again, President Jefferson applies trade embargoes - oh, and yes - of course there is a little romance bubbling away too. It's got just about enough action both on and off the water, the dialogue is a bit on the wordy side, but quite witty at times and the last fifteen minutes are really quite funny. Worth a watch.
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Alice Faye
Pat O'Day
Richard Greene
Robert Fulton
Fred MacMurray
Charles Brownne
Brenda Joyce
Harriet Livingston
Andy Devine
"Commodore"
Henry Stephenson
Robert R. Livingston
Fritz Feld
Tavern Keeper
Ward Bond
Regan
Clarence Wilson
Willie Stout
Robert Middlemass
Nicholas Roosevelt
Roger Imhof
John Jacob Astor
Theodore von Eltz
Washington Irving
Arthur Aylesworth
Sea Captain
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Brevoort
Stanley Andrews
Patrol Captain
Ben Carter
Noah
Harry Tyler
Helmsman
Victor Kilian
DeWitt
Paul Sutton
Wolf
Tyler Brooke
Singer
Jody Gilbert
Hilda
Herbert Heywood
Horace
G. Pat Collins
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Extra as Dancing Sailor (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
Woman
Harry Cording
Man in Mob About to Set 'Clermont' Afire
Herbert Evans
Livingstone's Footman
Harry Strang
Fireman on the 'Clermont'
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Henry King
Director
Barbara McLean
Editor
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
John L. Balderston
Story
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Anchors Aweigh
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
The Absent-Minded Professor
Sister Smile
Jeffrey
Fighting
JOE
Sarı Zeybek
Edmond
Barbara
Whirlygirl
The Girlfriend Experience
Sing a Song, Poet
Lie
Tvář za oknem
The Heiress
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
The Secret: Dare to Dream
Brooklyn
An Autumn Romance
Father of the Bride
The Glenn Miller Story
Pollyanna
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Radium Girls
The Current War
Lovely, Still
Joy
The Lost King
Racing with the Moon
The Devil Is a Woman
Mayerling
Love & Friendship
A Countess from Hong Kong
Clambake
Feb 9, 1940
