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My Girl Tisa

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 35m
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6.6/10
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Lilli Palmer and Sam Wanamaker in My Girl Tisa (1948)
  • 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 b... Read all1905 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 ... Read all1905 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 Vill... Read all
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  • Director
    • Elliott Nugent
  • Writers
    • Lucille S. Prumbs(play "Ever the Beginning")
    • Sara B. Smith(play "Ever the Beginning")
    • Allen Boretz
  • Stars
    • Lilli Palmer
    • Sam Wanamaker
    • Akim Tamiroff
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  • Director
    • Elliott Nugent
  • Writers
    • Lucille S. Prumbs(play "Ever the Beginning")
    • Sara B. Smith(play "Ever the Beginning")
    • Allen Boretz
  • Stars
    • Lilli Palmer
    • Sam Wanamaker
    • Akim Tamiroff
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    My Girl Tisa (1948)
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    Akim Tamiroff and Sam Wanamaker in My Girl Tisa (1948)
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    Lilli Palmer
    Lilli Palmer
    • Tisa Kepesas Tisa Kepes
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • Mark Denekas Mark Denek
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • Mr. Grumbachas Mr. Grumbach
    Alan Hale
    Alan Hale
    • Duganas Dugan
    Hugo Haas
    Hugo Haas
    • Tescuas Tescu
    Gale Robbins
    Gale Robbins
    • Jenny Kepesas Jenny Kepes
    Stella Adler
    Stella Adler
    • Mrs. Faludias Mrs. Faludi
    Benny Baker
    Benny Baker
    • Hermanas Herman
    Sumner Getchell
    Sumner Getchell
    • Georgieas Georgie
    Sid Tomack
    Sid Tomack
    • BinkaBinkaas BinkaBinka
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Svensonas Svenson
    Tom Dillon
    Tom Dillon
    • Rileyas Riley
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Theodore Rooseveltas Theodore Roosevelt
    Fritz Feld
    Fritz Feld
    • Prof. Taboras Prof. Tabor
    John Banner
    John Banner
    • Ottoas Otto
    Max Barwyn
    Max Barwyn
    • Boarderas Boarder
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Berliner
    • Felixas Felix
    • (uncredited)
    Gabriel Canzona
    • Organ Grinderas Organ Grinder
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Elliott Nugent
    • Writers
      • Lucille S. Prumbs(play "Ever the Beginning")
      • Sara B. Smith(play "Ever the Beginning")
      • Allen Boretz
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    Storyline

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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.
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    • Taglines
      • A Heart-Warming Drama of New York - City of Dreams!
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Approved
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Sam Wanamaker's film debut.
    • Soundtracks
      The Sidewalks of New York
      (uncredited)

      Music by Charles Lawlor

      Played during the opening scene

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    6/10
    Pleasant star vehicle for Lilli Palmer...but largely forgotten today...
    MY GIRL TISA gave American audiences their first real glimpse of the charms of LILLI PALMER who had been making waves in Great Britain in a number of films for a decade previously. Here she has the starring role as a Hungarian immigrant dealing with the plight of survival in New York's lower East side, swarming with tenement apartments, sweatshops and all the rascals needed to keep the plot spinning.

    SAM WANAMAKER was a pleasant choice for a co-star and Warner surrounded them with a nice supporting cast headed by AKIM TAMIROFF (studying hard for his naturalization test), HUGO HAAS, STELLA ADLER and ALAN HALE and gave the production some nice pictorial touches with regard to costumes and music for the early 20th century flavor.

    But the story is a slight one, never amounting to much, although it does deal with the immigration of European immigrants in a detailed way not usually explored in films from this era.

    Summing up: Passes the time pleasantly and provides a star-making role for LILLI PALMER.
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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Anos de Inocência
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • United States Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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