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City Limits (1934)

City Limits poster
Directed by
William Nigh
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to win over his girlfriend's father by getting a job and proving himself. Misunderstandings and schemes follow as he navigates family expectations and romance.

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What happens

City Limits is a 1934 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William Nigh and starring Frank Craven, Sally Blane, Ray Walker and Claude Gillingwater. It was remade in 1941 as Father Steps Out. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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