Overview
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.
Top Cast
Nelson Eddy
Brom Broeck
Charles Coburn
Peter Stuyvesant
Constance Dowling
Tina Tienhoven
Ernest Cossart
Tienhoven
Shelley Winters
Ulda Tienhoven
Johnnie Davis
Tenpin
Percy Kilbride
Schermerhorn
Otto Kruger
Roosevelt
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Movie Info
Release Date
March 17, 1944
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Comedy, History, Music
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