So This Is New York

So This Is New York

ALL THE EXCITEMENT and HEART-BREAK of BIG-TOWN GUYS and GALS ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY!

NR 1948 · 79 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy

A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City whereupon they are continually shocked at the alien culture of the Big Apple.

Directed by Richard Fleischer · Written by Carl Foreman

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