My Girl Tisa.

A drama concerned with the hopes and struggles of Tisa, and with the ambitions and earnest patriotism of other immigrants living on New York's East Side in the early 20th century.

In 1905, Tisa Kepes is an immigrant who is living in a New York City boarding house and struggling to make ends meet. An aspiring lawyer, Mark Denek, also is a boarder there, dreaming of someday meeting his idol, President Teddy Roosevelt. In love with Tisa and desperate, Mark has a chance encounter with Roosevelt, who intervenes at the last instant on their behalf.

Credits

Cast
Lilli Palmer, Sam Wanamaker

Copyright

Complete catalog record
MY GIRL TISA. United States Pictures, Inc., c1948. 95 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on "Ever the Beginning" a play by Lucille S. Prumbs and Sara B. Smith. Summary: A drama concerned with the hopes and struggles of Tisa, and with the ambitions and earnest patriotism of other immigrants living on New York's East Side in the early 20th century. Credits: Producer, Milton Sperling; director, Elliott Nugent; screenplay, Allen Boretz; music director, Leo F. Forbstein; music, Max Steiner; film editor, Christian Nyby. Cast: Lilli Palmer, Sam Wanamaker, Akim Tamiroff, Alan Hale, Hugo Haas. © United States Pictures, Inc.; 7Feb48; LP1461.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q6945573 ↗ — country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright