The Girl from Manhattan (1948)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.523 |
Directed By
Alfred E. Green
Crew
Alfred E. Green
John R. Carter
Heinz Roemheld
Ernest Laszlo
Howard Estabrook
Benedict Bogeaus
Lewis J. Rachmil
James Stacy
Heinz Roemheld
James Smith
Jerome Pycha Jr.
Robert Priestley
Robert Cowan
Doris Harris
Harold Godsoe
David Chudnow
Wally Heglin
TOP CAST
Dorothy Lamour
Carol Maynard
George Montgomery
Rev. Tom Walker
Charles Laughton
The Bishop
Ernest Truex
Homer Purdy
Hugh Herbert
Aaron Goss
Constance Collier
Mrs. Brooke
William Frawley
Mr. Bernouti
Sara Allgood
Mrs. Beeler
Frank Orth
Oscar Newsome
Howard Freeman
Sam Griffin
Raymond Largay
Wilbur J. Birth
George Chandler
Monty
Selmer Jackson
Dr. Moseby
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Old woman
Maurice Cass
Mr. Merkle
Eddy Waller
Jim Allison
Marie Blake
Committeewoman (uncredited)
Everett Glass
Committeeman (uncredited)
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