A New York City cab driver in need of $200 picks up a movie star in his cab, and schemes to get the money from her..
Honestly, if you have 70 minutes to kill and love fast-talking people in funny hats, It Happened in New York is a pretty fun watch today.It’s perfect for anyone who misses the era of silly misunderstandings. Modern audiences who need actual logic will probably turn it off after ten minutes, though. 🚕The setup is so si...
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"Honestly, if you have 70 minutes to kill and love fast-talking people in funny hats, It Happened in New York is a pretty fun watch today.It’s perfect for anyone who misses the era of silly misunderstandings. Modern audiences who need actual logic will probably turn it off after ten minutes, though. 🚕The setup is so simple it almost hurts. A cabbie needs exactly $200—which felt like a million dollars in 1935—and randomly gets a famous movie star in his back seat.Naturally, instead of just asking..."
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