So This Is New York - Richard Fleischer, Henry [Harry] Morgan, Herbert Pryor Vallée, Bill Goodwin, Leo Gorcey (1948) (Blu-ray - 7/1/2014)

Radio humorist Henry Morgan made his film debut in So This is New York. Based on The Big Town, a collection of stories by Ring Lardner, the film traces country bumpkin Morgan's progress as he uses an inheritance to take a trip with his wife Virginia Grey and sister-in-law Dona Drake to the New York of the 1910s. He encounters numerous oddball characters, the most colorful of which is a drunken jockey Leo Gorcey. The boxer and at least four other Broadwayites Hugh Herbert, Rudy Vallee, Bill Goodwin and Jerome Cowan complicate Morgan's life when they court his wife's sister--most of them hoping for a slice of that inheritance. The movies were not the ideal medium for the satiric barbs of Henry Morgan, though he plays his role well and carries the film with assurance. In addition to being Morgan's first picture, So This is New York was also the maiden voyage for producer Stanley Kramer.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details

Actors: Henry Morgan
Directors: Richard Fleischer
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Black & White
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Olive Films
DVD Release Date: July 1, 2014
Run Time: 78 minutes

Cast & Crew
Henry [Harry] Morgan Ernie Finch
Herbert Pryor Vallée Herbert Daley
Bill Goodwin Jimmy Ralston
Leo Gorcey Sid Mercer
Virginia Grey Ella Finch
Dona Drake Kate Goff
Jerome Cowan Francis Griffin
Dave Willock Willis Gilbey
Frank Orth A.J. Gluskoter
Arnold Stang Western Union Clerk
William Bakewell Hotel Clerk
Hugh Herbert Mr. Trumbull

Technical Credits
Richard Fleischer Director
Harbert Baker Screenwriter
Edward Boyle Set Decoration/Design
Carl Foreman Screenwriter
Stanley Kramer Producer
Jack Russell Cinematographer
John L. Russell Cinematographer
Paul F. Sylos Art Director
F. Paul Sylos Art Director
Frank Sylos Art Director
Walter Thompson Editor
Dimitri Tiomkin Score Composer