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Romance in Manhattan (1935)

Romance in Manhattan poster
Directed by
Stephen Roberts
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Czechoslovak immigrant slips into the United States without papers. A New York chorus girl decides to help him out.

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What happens

Romance in Manhattan is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Francis Lederer and Ginger Rogers. Released by RKO Radio Pictures, the film follows a Czechoslovak immigrant (Lederer) who enters the United States illegally and is taken under the wing of a New York City chorus girl (Rogers). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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