Rafter Romance
NR 1933 · 73 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Romance
A working girl shares her apartment with an artist, taking the place in shifts.
Directed by William A. Seiter · Written by Sam Mintz
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Ginger Rogers Mary -
Norman Foster Jack -
George Sidney Eckbaum -
Robert Benchley Hubbell -
Laura Hope Crews Elise -
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Fritzie -
Sidney Miller Julius -
Ellen Corby Telemarketer (uncredited) -
Bud Jamison Morton McGillicuddy (uncredited) -
Ferike Boros Rosie Eckbaum (uncredited) -
June Brewster Blonde Telemarketer (uncredited)
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