My Girl Tisa

"My Girl Tisa is a Sweetheart of a Picture"

1948 1h 35m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“My Girl Tisa is a Sweetheart of a Picture”

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Cast

Lilli Palmer
Tisa Kepes
Sam Wanamaker
Mark Denek
Akim Tamiroff
Mr. Grumbach
Alan Hale
Dugan
Stella Adler
Mrs. Faludi
Hugo Haas
Tescu
Gale Robbins
Jenny Kepes
Benny Baker
Herman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elliott Nugent
Writers: Allen Boretz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elliott Nugent, shot by Ernest Haller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christian Nyby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lilli Palmer and Sam Wanamaker and Akim Tamiroff carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "My Girl Tisa is a Sweetheart of a Picture".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Elliott Nugent directs. Ernest Haller behind the camera. Christian Nyby cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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178 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Elliott Nugent, shot by Ernest Haller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Christian Nyby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Lilli Palmer and Sam Wanamaker and Akim Tamiroff carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "My Girl Tisa is a Sweetheart of a Picture".
6IMDB entry: tt0040628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.