The Man from Toronto

The Man from Toronto is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Jessie Matthews, Ian Hunter and Kathleen Harrison. After an inheritance is left to them if they marry an Englishwoman and a Canadian must meet for the first time to investigate the other - with comedic results. Matthews was considered a rising film star at the time of the production, and she quickly became one of Gainsborough Pictures' leading names.

Production

Production began in July 1932. The film was shot at Islington Studios and on location at Amberley in Sussex. It was based on a play by Douglas Murray. The film's art direction was by Alex Vetchinsky.

Cast

• Jessie Matthews as Leslie Farrar
• Ian Hunter as Fergus Wimbush
• Frederick Kerr as Bunston
• Ben Field as Jonathan
• Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Hubbard
• Kathleen Harrison as Martha
• George Turner as Povey
• Herbert Lomas as Jake
• Laurence Hanray as Duncan
• Kenneth Kove as Vicar
• Sybil Grove as Vicar's Wife
• Percy Parsons as Hogbin
• Bill Shine as Butcher's Delivery Boy
• George Zucco as Squire
• George Benson as Villager
• Cyril Smith as Gossiping Villager
• Diana Cotton
• Sam Wilkinson

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Richards, Jeffrey. The Age of the Dream Palace: Cinema and Society in 1930s Britain. I.B Tauris, 2010.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

The Man from Toronto at IMDb