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Wonderful Town(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-11-30
66%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 53m
The Broadway smash of 1953 comes to the small screen.
Overview:
Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen, have moved to 1935 Greenwich Village. They're surrounded by colorful Village characters (including an out-of-work football player known as the Wreck, and Mr. Appopolous, a modern painter and their landlord) and embark on various New York adventures. Ruth, who's trying to make it as a writer, meets up with a sleazy newspaper writer named Chick and a kindly editor named Bob, both of whom take an interest in both her career and her.
Languages: English.
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Movie: Wonderful Town
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rosalind Russell
Ruth Sherwood
Sydney Chaplin
Robert Baker
Jacquelyn McKeever
Eileen Sherwood
Joseph Buloff
Mr. Appopolous
Dort Clark
Chick Clark
Ted Beniades
'Speedy' Valenti
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Overview
Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen, have moved to 1935 Greenwich Village. They're surrounded by colorful Village characters (including an out-of-work football player known as the Wreck, and Mr. Appopolous, a modern painter and their landlord) and embark on various New York adventures. Ruth, who's trying to make it as a writer, meets up with a sleazy newspaper writer named Chick and a kindly editor named Bob, both of whom take an interest in both her career and her.
Release Date
1958-11-30
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6.6
Rating:
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The Broadway smash of 1953 comes to the small screen.
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