The Man from Toronto (1933)
1h 17m
Running Time
January 1, 1933Release Date
The Man from Toronto (1933)
1h 17m
Running Time
January 1, 1933Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Jessie Matthews
Leslie Farrar
Ian Hunter
Fergus Wimbush
Benny Fields
Jonothan
Frederick Kerr
Bunston
Ben Field
Jonathan
Sinclair Hill
Director
Kathleen Harrison
Martha
W.P. Lipscomb
Writer
Herbert Lomas
Jake
Laurence Hanray
Duncan
Douglas Murray
Writer
Kenneth Kove
Vicar
Leslie Rowson
Cinematographer
R. E. Dearing
Editor
Sybil Grove
Vicar's Wife
Margaret Yarde
Mrs. Hubbard
Media.
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Wiki.
The Man from Toronto is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Jessie Matthews, Ian Hunter and Frederick Kerr. After an inheritance 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. Matthews was considered a rising film star at the time of the production, and she quickly became one of Gainsborough Pictures' leading names.