''The Mayor of 44th Street'' is a 1942 film directed by Alfred E. Green. It stars

George Murphy George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor, and politician. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild fro ...

and Anne Shirley. It was nominated for an

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in 1943.

Cast

as Joe Jonathan * Anne Shirley as Jersey Lee * William Gargan as Tommy Fallon *

Richard Barthelmess Richard Semler Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's ''Broken Blossoms'' (1919) and ''Way Down East'' (1920) and w ...

as Ed Kirby * Joan Merrill as Vicky Lane *

Freddy Martin Frederick Alfred Martin (December 9, 1906 – September 30, 1983) was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist. Early life Freddy Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Raised largely in an orphanage and by various relatives, ...

as himself *

Rex Downing Rex Haddon Downing (April 21, 1925 – November 18, 2020) was an American actor as a child and youth. Early years Downing attended Hollywood High School. Career Rex Downing started his film career in several Our Gang comedies, but his roles t ...

as Bits McKarg *

Millard Mitchell Millard Mitchell (August 14, 1903 – October 13, 1953) was an American character actor whose credits include roughly 30 feature films and two television appearances. He appeared as a bit player in eight films between 1931 and 1936. Mitchell ...

as Herman * Mary Wickes as Mamie

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayor of 44th Street 1942 films Films directed by Alfred E. Green Films produced by Cliff Reid RKO Pictures films American black-and-white films American musical drama films 1940s musical drama films 1942 romantic drama films American romantic drama films American romantic musical films 1940s romantic musical films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films