Kansas City Princess

Kansas City Princess

Now they're digging gold in Paris!

1934 · 64 min · ★ 4.9 · Comedy, Romance

Rosie and Marie are wisecracking Kansas City manicurists. Marie is an unabashed golddigger but Rosie would like to marry her gangster boyfriend Dynamite, who's given her an expensive ring. When she loses the ring, both friends have to flee Dynamite's wrath; their adventures include masquerading as girl scouts and taking an ocean voyage to Paris.

Directed by William Keighley · Written by Sy Bartlett

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