Knickerbocker Holiday - 1944

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 (Charles Coburn) 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 (Nelson Eddy), 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 (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.

85min
1944
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.3/10

Cast

Nelson Eddy profile pictureNelson EddyBrom Broeck
Charles Coburn profile pictureCharles CoburnPeter Stuyvesant
Constance Dowling profile pictureConstance DowlingTina Tienhoven
Shelley Winters profile pictureShelley WintersUlda Tienhoven
Percy Kilbride profile picturePercy KilbrideSchermerhorn
Otto Kruger profile pictureOtto KrugerRoosevelt
Fritz Feld profile pictureFritz FeldPoffenburgh
Irving Bacon profile pictureIrving BaconPeter Van Stoon
Glenn Strange profile pictureGlenn StrangeBig Muscle

About Knickerbocker Holiday

Knickerbocker Holiday 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 (Charles Coburn) 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 (Nelson Eddy), 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 (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 85min

Extra details

Original Title: Knickerbocker Holiday
Original Language: English
Directed By: Harry Joe Brown
Production Companies
Producers Corporation of America