The Girl from Manhattan

The Girl from Manhattan

81 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 1, 1948

A small-town girl who's made it big in New York as a fashion model returns home, only to find that her somewhat dotty uncle has mortgaged his boarding house to the hilt. In her efforts to help him keep his boarding house, she becomes involved with a handsome young minister and his superior, an older bishop.

The Girl from Manhattan

81 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 1, 1948

The Girl from Manhattan
A small-town girl who's made it big in New York as a fashion model returns home, only to find that her somewhat dotty uncle has mortgaged his boarding house to the hilt. In her efforts to help him keep his boarding house, she becomes involved with a handsome young minister and his superior, an older bishop.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Benedict Bogeaus Production, Charing Cross Productions
Original title The Girl from Manhattan
Directors Harold Godsoe, Alfred E. Green
Writers Howard Estabrook

Cast

Dorothy Lamour

as Carol Maynard

George Montgomery

as Rev. Tom Walker

Charles Laughton

as The Bishop

Ernest Truex

as Homer Purdy

Hugh Herbert

as Aaron Goss

Constance Collier

as Mrs. Brooke

William Frawley

as Mr. Bernouti

Sara Allgood

as Mrs. Beeler

Frank Orth

as Oscar Newsome

Howard Freeman

as Sam Griffin

Raymond Largay

as Wilbur J. Birth

George Chandler

as Monty

Selmer Jackson

as Dr. Moseby

Maurice Cass

as Mr. Merkle

Eddy Waller

as Jim Allison

Marie Blake

as Committeewoman (uncredited)

Everett Glass

as Committeeman (uncredited)