The Man from Toronto
Release Date: 1933-01-01
Overview: 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.
Rating: 4 / 10
Cast
Jessie Matthews
as Leslie Farrar
Ian Hunter
as Fergus Wimbush
Frederick Kerr
as Bunston
Benny Fields
as Jonothan
Margaret Yarde
as Mrs. Hubbard
Crew
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Sinclair Hill - Director
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Michael Balcon - Producer
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George Gunn - Sound Editor
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W.P. Lipscomb - Writer
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Louis Levy - Music
Reviews
One of the earliest adorable romantic comedies with UK's Jessie Matthews. Who was already bubbly, but had yet to stumble across the musical formula which would produce her best films like Evergreen (1...