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Rafter Romance

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To collect back rent from tenants Jack Bacon (Norman Foster) and Mary Carroll (Ginger Rogers), landlord Eckbaum (George Sidney) suggests that the two strangers split the use of the attic, since Jack works nights and Mary is on days. Both protest, but Eckbaum moves them anyway. Although they never meet, a series of misunderstandings leads Jack and Mary to hate each other. One day at a deli, Mary meets Jack and the two share instant attraction -- with no idea they already live together.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/20/2017
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Dated fluff comedy on mistaken identities. Go to Full Review
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Steve D 05/07/2023 Too contrived to work despite some fun bits. See more 10/02/2017 Breezy lightweight comedy about male/female roommates, Ginger Rogers and Norman Foster, sharing an apartment but never seeing one another due to their work schedules. It's nothing classic, but it's enjoyable enough, largely due to the very likable cast, which also includes George Sidney and Robert Benchley, who also appear in the film. See more 12/15/2014 not bad pre-code rom-com-love triangle See more 03/15/2014 Mediocre Ginger Rogers vehicle, but still worth a watch for Rogers. Needs a little more comedy. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 01/17/2014 Rafter Romance is a decent film. It is about Mary, a working girl, who shares a Greenwich Village apartment with Jack, an artist-night watchman. Ginger Rogers and Norman Foster give good performances. The screenplay is enjoyable but a little slow in places. William A. Seiter did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the romance and humor. See more 03/18/2010 A cute little timewaster starring Ginger Rogers as a financially strapped telemarketer who shares an attic apartment on a shift work basis with an equally strapped nightwatchman/artist, neither ever meeting the other. She stays there at night, he sleeps during the day. Unknowingly, they meet and fall in love, while at the same time leaving each other hateful (and very funny) little notes about each other's living habits. I've never really been a fan of the Rogers/Astaire musicals, but she has always been good in comedies like this one. Note: I'm curious if Billy Wilder was aware of this film while making Sunset Blvd. William Holden tries to sell this story idea almost verbatim to Nancy Olsen. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis To collect back rent from tenants Jack Bacon (Norman Foster) and Mary Carroll (Ginger Rogers), landlord Eckbaum (George Sidney) suggests that the two strangers split the use of the attic, since Jack works nights and Mary is on days. Both protest, but Eckbaum moves them anyway. Although they never meet, a series of misunderstandings leads Jack and Mary to hate each other. One day at a deli, Mary meets Jack and the two share instant attraction -- with no idea they already live together.
Director
William A. Seiter
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 1933, Original
Runtime
1h 10m