Inside Story

Inside Story

1939 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Mystery, Comedy

A good-hearted reporter attempts to find the loneliest woman in New York so he can give her an old-fashioned Christmas on a farm..

Directed by Ricardo Cortez · Written by Ben Ames Williams

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