“Manhattan Merry-Go-Round” Lobby Card

Year of Ann Dvorak: Day 226

As far as I know, Ann Dvorak only appears on one lobby card from the Republic Pictures feature Manhattan Merry-Go-Round. This is not counting the title card where Ann’s head shares the card with stars Phil Regan and Leo Carillo, along with Gene Autry, Cab Calloway, and Joe DiMaggio, among others who made cameos in the film.

It’s fitting Ann is only on one card as she is barely in the film and disappears for a large chunk of it. This was Ann’s second film as a freelancer, and despite it having DiMaggio singing “Have You Ever Been Lonely?” at gunpoint, it’s fairly mundane and possibly had Ann pining for those halcyon days of Warner Bros.

It’s only slightly noticeable in the photo, but the lobby card has a giant crease in the upper right hand corner, courtesy of the United States Postal Service.

2 Comments

  1. Scott August 14, 2013

    So, would it turn out to be a case of ‘Be careful what you wish for …?’ for Ann, once she departed Warners and got to be a freelancer?

    After hearing Joltin’ Joe’s rendition of “Have You Ever Been Lonely” in this film, it may have been the audience that would have had to have been held at gunpoint to agree to hear him sing anything again.

    By the way, JoeD did meet his first wife, Dorothy Arnold — who was an unbilled chorus girl — while on the set of this production.

  2. admin August 14, 2013

    I think that’s the case, though I am sure Ann preferred not to be under contract.

    I didn’t know that about Joe and Wife #1! So, this film is slightly notable for something.

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