

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
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.