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It Happened in New York (1935)

It Happened in New York poster
Directed by
Alan Crosland
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A New York taxi driver is hired to guard a film star. The star's manager sets up publicity stunts to get attention.

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What happens

It Happened in New York is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Gertrude Michael, Heather Angel and Lyle Talbot. It is based on the play Bagdad on the Hudson by Ward Morehouse and Jean Dalrymple. The plot concerns a New York taxi driver hired as a bodyguard to a film star with a manager who pursues publicity stunts for her. The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles D. Hall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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