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1938 · 95 mins · English
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Directed by
Norman Z. McLeod
Starring
Ann Dvorak, Olin Howland, Alan Mowbray, Patsy Kelly, Marjorie Rambeau, Billie Burke

Emily Kilbourne, a society matron who hires ex‑cons and hobos as staff, brings home a handsome drifter who arrives at her doorstep and is placed in a chauffeur’s uniform to the delight of everyone. The drifter, a self‑styled “gentleman tramp,” falls for a glamorous girl, and his charm also catches Geraldine’s eye, a whimsical romance ensues.

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