My Girl Tisa

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.

Cast

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

as Tisa Kepes

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

as Mark Denek

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

as Mr. Grumbach

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

as Dugan

Stella Adler

Stella Adler

as Mrs. Faludi

Hugo Haas

Hugo Haas

as Tescu

Gale Robbins

Gale Robbins

as Jenny Kepes

Benny Baker

Benny Baker

as Herman

Sumner Getchell

Sumner Getchell

as Georgie

Sid Tomack

Sid Tomack

as BinkaBinka

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