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First a Girl

Play trailer Poster for First a Girl 1935,  1h 33m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Aspiring actors Victor and Elizabeth each want a part in a musical show, but the casting people are quick to turn Elizabeth away. Victor, meanwhile, gets offered the role of a man who disguises himself as a woman. However, when he unexpectedly loses his voice, he convinces Elizabeth to stand in for him. Before long, a show business agent notices and helps get Elizabeth's career off the ground -- although he, and everyone else, still thinks she's a man.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Sep 25, 2019
First a Girl is a very sumptuous production with lots of beautiful choruses, plenty of ostrich trimmings, and a big birdcage number which will probably turn Busby Berkeley green with envy. Go to Full Review
MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin Jan 31, 2018
The story is preposterous - the audience is obviously never expected to regard it as anything but a vehicle for singing, dancing, and beautiful clothes. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Victor Saville

Director

Jessie Matthews

Actor

Sonnie Hale

Actor

Anna Lee

Actor

Griffith Jones

Actor

Alfred Drayton

Actor

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First a Girl

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Movie Info

Synopsis Aspiring actors Victor and Elizabeth each want a part in a musical show, but the casting people are quick to turn Elizabeth away. Victor, meanwhile, gets offered the role of a man who disguises himself as a woman. However, when he unexpectedly loses his voice, he convinces Elizabeth to stand in for him. Before long, a show business agent notices and helps get Elizabeth's career off the ground -- although he, and everyone else, still thinks she's a man.
Director
Victor Saville
Screenwriter
Marjorie Gaffney
Distributor
Gaumont Pictures
Production Co
Gaumont
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 31, 1935, Original
Runtime
1h 33m
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