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Release Date:
February 7, 1948
Original Title:
My Girl Tisa
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 95
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.
Art Direction:
Robert M. Haas
Costume Design:
Leah Rhodes
Director:
Elliott Nugent
Director of Photography:
Ernest Haller
Editor:
Christian Nyby
Grip:
Stanley Young
Hairstylist:
Marcia Masa
Makeup Artist:
Perc Westmore
Eddie Voight
Music:
Max Steiner
Novel:
Lucille S. Prumbs
Sara B. Smith
Producer:
Milton Sperling
Production Manager:
Chuck Hansen
Set Decoration:
Fred M. MacLean
Sound:
Oliver S. Garretson
Still Photographer:
Pat Clark
Writer:
Allen Boretz
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