Manhattan Cocktail (1928)
Nancy Carroll stars in Manhattan Cocktail as Babs, a college coed who dreams of becoming a famous actress. Joining up with her campus chums Fred (Richard Arlen) and Bob (Danny O'Shea), likewise aspiring thespians, Babes heads to Broadway with stars in her eyes. The winsome threesome are quickly disillusioned by the heartless machinations of nasty producer Renov (Paul Lukas) and his harridan wife (Lilyan Tashman). Before the plot proper gets under way, the audience is regaled with a cute "mythological" prologue, featuring the same three leading actors. Manhattan Cocktail was a silent picture, except for two brief musical numbers showcasing Nancy Carroll.
- Date of release
- 1928-11-24
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Dorothy Arzner
Casting
- Nancy Carroll — Babs Clark
- Richard Arlen — Fred Tilden
- Danny O'Shea — Bob Marky
- Paul Lukas — Boris Renov
- Lilyan Tashman — Mrs. Renov
- Edwina Booth — Edwina
Interesting facts
Manhattan Cocktail is a 1928 American part-talkie drama film, directed by Dorothy Arzner, and starring Nancy Carroll, Richard Arlen, and Lilyan Tashman. At the time this movie was made, Hollywood was already making the transition of silent to sound, either making all talking movies, part talking movies, or silent movies with their own soundtrack and sound effects.
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