Mantan Messes Up (1946)

Comedy, General Film, Music

Missing Trailer

Director: Sam Newfield

Writer(s): John W. Bubbles, Monte Hawley, Ford Washington Lee, Fred Myton

Starring: Mantan Moreland, Ford Washington Lee, John W. Bubbles, Lena Horne, Monte Hawley, Nina Mae McKinney, Neva Peoples, Eddie Green, Bo Jinkins, Jo Rheeda, The Red Caps, The Four Tones (Lucius Brooks, Rudolph Hunter, Leon Buck, Ira Hardin), Doryce Bradley, Raymond Harris

Synopsis: Mantan takes a job as office boy at a new TV station and gets to watch several pre-recorded musical numbers.

Release Date: October 14, 1946 (USA) | Length: 62 min | Genre: Comedy, Musical | Certificate: Approved

Note: I haven’t found an official release date for the film yet. The above date is the first mention I’ve found of the picture showing. Looking for confirmation that this film is lost. Without seeing the film, I’m not able to identify Jo Rheeda or Raymond Harris.

The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, Mon, Oct 14, 1946 · Page 13