Romance in Manhattan (1935)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Francis Lederer	...	Karel Novak
	Ginger Rogers	...	Sylvia Dennis
	Arthur Hohl	...	Halsey J. Pander
	Jimmy Butler	...	Frank Dennis
	J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Officer Murphy
	Helen Ware	...	Miss Anthrop
	Eily Malyon	...	Miss Evans
	Lillian Harmer	...	Mrs. Schultz - Landlady
	Donald Meek	...	Minister
	Sidney Toler	...	Police Sergeant
	Oscar Apfel	...	The Judge
	Reginald Barlow	...	Customs Inspector

Storyline

Czechoslovakian immigrant Karel Novak fulfills his dream of coming to America only to learn at Ellis Island the entrance fee has been raised from $50 to $200. Unable to pay, he is put on a ship going back to Holland, but jumps off, swimming to Manhattan, and losing his wallet on shore. He is elated at what he sees, the skyscrapers, the automobiles and the opulence. While stealing doughnuts from a lunch table for girls rehearsing for a show, he befriends 19-year-old chorus girl, Sylvia Dennis, who then lets him sleep on the roof of her apartment building. Her young brother, Frank, gets him a job selling newspapers and he gradually works up into driving a cab. Meanwhile, romance blossoms, and when authorities threaten to send Frank to a young boys' home until Sylvia gets married, Karel proposes and Sylvia accepts. But the spectre of his illegal status causes him to see a lawyer about becoming a citizen. He unknowingly goes to shyster Halsey J. Pander, who turns him in for the money. Written by Arthur Hausner <genart@volcano.net>  

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