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So This Is New York

  • 1948
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
293
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So This Is New York (1948)
Comedy

A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City. Urban culture shock takes the form of strange ways and oddball characters Based on Ring Lardner 's nove... Read allA small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City. Urban culture shock takes the form of strange ways and oddball characters Based on Ring Lardner 's novel "The Big Town."A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City. Urban culture shock takes the form of strange ways and oddball characters Based on Ring Lardner 's novel "The Big Town."

  • Director
    • Richard Fleischer
  • Writers
    • Carl Foreman
    • Herbert Baker
    • Ring Lardner
  • Stars
    • Henry Morgan
    • Rudy Vallee
    • Bill Goodwin
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    293
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    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writers
      • Carl Foreman
      • Herbert Baker
      • Ring Lardner
    • Stars
      • Henry Morgan
      • Rudy Vallee
      • Bill Goodwin
    • 10User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Hugh Herbert, Dona Drake, Virginia Grey, and Henry Morgan in So This Is New York (1948)
    So This Is New York (1948)
    So This Is New York (1948)
    Dona Drake and Henry Morgan in So This Is New York (1948)
    Virginia Grey in So This Is New York (1948)
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    Dona Drake in So This Is New York (1948)
    Dona Drake in So This Is New York (1948)
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    Henry Morgan
    Henry Morgan
    • Ernie Finch
    Rudy Vallee
    Rudy Vallee
    • Herbert Daley
    Bill Goodwin
    Bill Goodwin
    • Jimmy Ralston
    Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert
    • Mr. Trumbult
    Leo Gorcey
    Leo Gorcey
    • Sid Mercer
    Virginia Grey
    Virginia Grey
    • Ella Finch
    Dona Drake
    Dona Drake
    • Kate Goff
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Francis Griffin
    Dave Willock
    Dave Willock
    • Willis Gilbey
    Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    • A.J. Gluskoter
    Arnold Stang
    Arnold Stang
    • Western Union Clerk
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Hotel Clerk
    Jessie Arnold
    Jessie Arnold
    • Hotel Cleaning Woman in Montage
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • New York Cabbie
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bayless
    • Theatre Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Phil Bloom
    Phil Bloom
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Coleman
    • Race Track Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Fleischer
    • Writers
      • Carl Foreman
      • Herbert Baker
      • Ring Lardner
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    • Trivia
      The movie is based on the novel "The Big Town" by Ring Lardner.
    • Connections
      References Lost in the Arctic (1928)
    • Soundtracks
      The Sidewalks of New York
      (uncredited)

      Music by Charles Lawlor

    User reviews10

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    5/10
    A windfall in New York
    Radio humorist Henry Morgan probably best known today as one of the panelists from I've Got A Secret produced and starred in this independent film released from United Artists, So This Is New York. For a film about Ne York it sure looked like Morgan didn't do much shooting there i any.

    Based on a Ring Lardner story the plot takes place post World War I as the returning doughboy Morgan has found he's got a windfall. The wife has always wanted to go to New York so Morgan, Virginia Grey, and Dona Drake their daughter head for the Big Apple.

    Where in this episodic film they encounter all sorts of New York type folks. And the supporting cast is loaded with familiar character players. Can you get more New York than Leo Gorcey, a jockey not so on the up and up?

    My favorite was Bill Goodwin playing a vaudeville comedian who rooks these country folks out of their money to produce a bad play. The scenes with Goodwin and Drake in this bad play with Drake's fake bad acting are the best.

    Morgan was never quite able to translate his radio popularity to the screen. The film has some good moments, but they're in fits and starts.

    Still it's an interesting view of New York circa 1919 as seen from 1948.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Broadway Guys
    • Production companies
      • Enterprise Productions
      • Stanley Kramer Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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