A 75-minute immigration detention romance that somehow makes Ellis Island sexy? 1938 was WILD.
Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.
Acting
Gregory Ratoff steals every scene as the thirsty fake prince.
Production
Ellis Island sets surprisingly evocative for Poverty Row studio.
Director
Alfred L. Werker
Don Ameche
Dick Court
Arleen Whelan
Catherine O'Shea
Gregory Ratoff
Prince Michael Boris Alexis
Binnie Barnes
Mrs. Fay Sims
Gilbert Roland
Tony Cadona
Raymond Walburn
Mr. Benjamin McNutt
John Carradine
Leader of Refugees
Maurice Moscovitch
Grandpa Hlawek
Harry Carey
Commissioner Nelson
Lyle Talbot
Henry Porter
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Arabella McNutt
Fritz Leiber
Dr. Weilander
Warren Hymer
Guard-Waiter
Eddie Conrad
Davonsky
E. E. Clive
Room Steward
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fox rushed this into production after the real Ellis Island fire of 1937 made headlines, exploiting fresh trauma for romance.
The 'deportation as romantic obstacle' plot aged like milk; contemporary Irish-American audiences reportedly cheered the detention scenes.
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