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The Man from Toronto (1933)

The Man from Toronto poster
Directed by
Sinclair Hill
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Englishwoman and a Canadian must marry to claim an inheritance. They meet for the first time to size each other up. This sets off comic misunderstandings and romantic tension.

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What happens

The Man from Toronto is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Jessie Matthews, Ian Hunter and Frederick Kerr. After an inheritance is left to them if they marry, an Englishwoman and a Canadian must meet for the first time to investigate the other - with comedic results. Matthews was considered a rising film star at the time of the production, and she quickly became one of Gainsborough Pictures' leading names. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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