The Man from Toronto

RomanceComedy

"A joyously exciting romance, with a "catch" to it!"

User Score2 votes

40%4.0/10

Release1933→

Runtime1H 17M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

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.

Principal Cast8

Jessie Matthews

Leslie Farrar

Ian Hunter

Fergus Wimbush

Frederick Kerr

Bunston

Benny Fields

Jonothan

Margaret Yarde

Mrs. Hubbard

Kathleen Harrison

Martha

Herbert Lomas

Jake

Laurence Hanray

Duncan

Full Cast & Crew (22)

Media2

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Director

Sinclair Hill

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External Links

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Reviews1

clipper3147/10

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 (1934), First a Girl (1935), It's Love Again (1936) and Sailing Along (1938). Still very enjoyable in all it's predictability thanks to this sweet gal.

Feb 10, 2015