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Mantan Messes Up
“He knows what he wants when he wants it!”
8.0 / 10• 1946• 1h 2m•NR• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
Mantan takes a job as office boy at a new TV station and gets to watch several pre-recorded musical numbers.
Cast & Crew
Mantan Moreland
Mantan
LeadMH
Monte Hawley
Monte
Nina Mae McKinney
Nina
Lena Horne
Lene
EG
Eddie Green
Eddie
NP
Neva Peoples
Dancer
BJ
Bo Jinkins
Bo
FW
Ford Washington Lee
Buck
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Newfield's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mantan Messes Up is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
