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Knickerbocker Holiday

1944-03-17 · 85 min · ★ 5.8

Music · Comedy · History

The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck, a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven, whose sister Ulda happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin. After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.

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Directors
Harry Joe Brown
Production companies
Producers Corporation of America
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Nelson EddyNelson EddyBrom Broeck
Charles CoburnCharles CoburnPeter Stuyvesant
Constance DowlingConstance DowlingTina Tienhoven
Ernest CossartErnest CossartTienhoven
Shelley WintersShelley WintersUlda Tienhoven
Johnnie DavisJohnnie DavisTenpin
Percy KilbridePercy KilbrideSchermerhorn
Otto KrugerOtto KrugerRoosevelt
Fritz FeldFritz FeldPoffenburgh
Richard HaleRichard HaleTammany
Carmen AmayaCarmen AmayaGypsy Dancer
Irving BaconIrving BaconPeter Van Stoon
Charles JudelsCharles JudelsRenasaler
Ferdinand MunierFerdinand MunierDe Pyster
Glenn StrangeGlenn StrangeBig Muscle
Percival VivianDe Vries

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