Wise Girl(1937)
A BIG DOUBLE-HELPING OF BLONDE TROUBLE That's Romance IN THE 1938 MANNER!
Snooty heiress decides to track down her dead sister's kids, who are living a Bohemian life with their uncle in Greenwich Village. Once she finds them, she discovers that the Bohemian life is fun and free of the constraints her country-club life places on her. But she decides to take the uncle to court anyway to free him from the kids so he can paint.
Movie: Wise Girl
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Susan Fletcher
John O'Halloran
Karl
Mr. Fletcher
Dermont O'Neil
Mike
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George
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