TMDb Rating
7.8/10
11 verified votes
Romance in Manhattan (1935)
DramaRomanceComedy
78 min
Plot Summary
Karel Novak is an incredibly naive Czech immigrant who is taken under the wing of streetwise New York chorus girl Sylvia. With the help of lovable cop-on-the-beat Murphy, Sylvia hides Karel from the immigration authorities and ultimately falls in love with him. In addition to Karel's illegal-alien status, the plot is complicated by a crooked lawyer and a group of well-meaning welfare workers who endeavor to place Sylvia's kid brother Frank in a foster home.
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DramaRomanceComedyStephen RobertsFrancis LedererGinger Rogers1935
Director
Stephen Roberts
Top Cast
Francis LedererGinger RogersArthur HohlJimmy ButlerJ. Farrell MacDonald
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