The Man from Toronto
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The Man from Toronto is a 1933 British romance film
directed by Sinclair Hill
and starring Jessie Matthews
, Ian Hunter
, Kathleen Harrison
and Herbert Lomas
. After an inheiritance is left to them if they marry an Englishwoman and a Canadian must meet for the first time to investigate the other - with comedic results.
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
directed by Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894...
and starring Jessie Matthews
Jessie Matthews
Jessie Matthews, OBE was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.-Early life:...
, Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter (actor)
Ian Hunter was a British character actor.Among dozens of film roles, his best-remembered appearances include That Certain Woman with Bette Davis, The Adventures of Robin Hood , The Little Princess and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
, Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison was a prolific English character actress best remembered for her role as Mrs. Huggett in a trio of British post-war comedies about a working class family's misadventures. To modern viewers she is better remembered as Mrs...
and Herbert Lomas
Herbert Lomas (actor)
Herbet Lomas was a British actor who appeared in more than forty films in a career lasting between 1931 and 1955. He was born in Burnley, Lancashire in 1887 and made his first screen appearance in the 1931 film Hobson's Choice.-Filmography:...
. After an inheiritance is left to them if they marry an Englishwoman and a Canadian must meet for the first time to investigate the other - with comedic results.