The Girl from Manhattan

The Girl from Manhattan

Dottie's on the road to laughter again!

1948 · 81 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Romance, Comedy

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.

Directed by Alfred E. Green · Written by Howard Estabrook

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