The Man from Toronto (1933)
1933 · Feature film · 77 min · dir. Sinclair Hill
A joyously exciting romance, with a "catch" to it!
- Romance
- Comedy
Synopsis
According to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an English widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor. Both are bequeathed a fortune, but there is a condition to receive it; the two must marry within a year. To aid matters, Leila disguises herself as Fergus' maid, and the two begin to fall in love. However, when Fergus discovers the truth, he is less than pleased by the deception.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Sinclair Hill
- Writer
- W.P. Lipscomb
- Cinematography
- Leslie Rowson
- Studio
- Gainsborough Pictures
- Released
- 1933-01-01
- Running time
- 77 minutes
Cast & crew
Sinclair Hill Director
Jessie Matthews
Ian Hunter
Frederick Kerr
Benny Fields
Margaret Yarde
Kathleen Harrison
Herbert Lomas
Laurence Hanray
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Forever darling Jessie Matthews! 💕⭐️ · Rcharlie80 · 2021-06-28
I really loved this fun romantic comedy with Jessie Matthews 💕 Ian Hunter ⭐️ and especially Frederick Kerr ⭐️. I became a huge fan of darling Jessie after watching her with Robert Young ⭐️ in It’s Love Again (1936). Highly recommended for all fans of beautiful Jessie Matthews 🌹🌹.
