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The Girl from Manhattan

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The Girl from Manhattan

Dottie's on the road to laughter again!

5.0

1h 21m

1948

“Dottie's on the road to laughter again!”

Synopsis

A small-town girl who's made it big in New York as a fashion model returns home, only to find that her somewhat dotty uncle has mortgaged his boarding house to the hilt. In her efforts to help him keep his boarding house, she becomes involved with a handsome young minister and his superior, an older bishop.

Director

Alfred E. Green

DramaRomanceComedy

bishopboarding housechurchmodel

Cast & Crew

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

as Carol Maynard

George Montgomery

George Montgomery

as Rev. Tom Walker

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

as The Bishop

Ernest Truex

Ernest Truex

as Homer Purdy

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

as Aaron Goss

Constance Collier

Constance Collier

as Mrs. Brooke

William Frawley

William Frawley

as Mr. Bernouti

Sara Allgood

Sara Allgood

as Mrs. Beeler

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

as Oscar Newsome

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