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My Girl Tisa
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My Girl Tisa

1948-02-07 · 95 min · ★ 9.0

Drama

1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting the flow of immigrants. Almost every character in this movie is a recent arrival. Tisa has been in America only four months, yet she is holding four jobs to save enough money to pay for her father's boat passage to America. She works in a garment factory in Greenwich Village owned by Mr. Grumbach, who is studying to pass his citizenship test. Denek, a brash young man, tries to help her but gets her into trouble and her deportation is ordered by an immigration judge.

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Directors
Elliott Nugent
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Lilli PalmerLilli PalmerTisa Kepes
Sam WanamakerSam WanamakerMark Denek
Akim TamiroffAkim TamiroffMr. Grumbach
Alan HaleAlan HaleDugan
Stella AdlerStella AdlerMrs. Faludi
Hugo HaasHugo HaasTescu
Gale RobbinsGale RobbinsJenny Kepes
Benny BakerBenny BakerHerman
Sumner GetchellSumner GetchellGeorgie
Sid TomackSid TomackBinkaBinka
John QualenJohn QualenSvenson
Tom DillonTom DillonRiley
Sidney BlackmerSidney BlackmerTheodore Roosevelt
Fritz FeldFritz FeldProf. Tabor
John BannerJohn BannerOtto
Max BarwynMax BarwynBoarder
Hobart CavanaughHobart CavanaughSigmund
Martin BerlinerFelix (uncredited)
Gabriel CanzonaOrgan Grinder (uncredited)
Doria CaronHilde (uncredited)

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