First a Girl (1935) | |
| Director(s) | Victor Saville |
| Producer(s) | Michael Balcon (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | |
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First a Girl (1935) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Victor Saville and produced by Michael Balcon.
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THE GENDER BENDING THE RULES BLOGATHON: First a Girl (1935) (2)
on Sep 21, 2018 From Caftan WomanQuiggy at The Midnite Drive-In and Chris of Angelman's Place are hosting, on September 21st to the 23rd, the GENDER BENDING THE RULES BLOGATHON. Spend your weekend checking out the contributions HERE or HERE. From the backroom of a sophisticated fashion house to a second-class music hall to t... Read full article
THE GENDER BENDING THE RULES BLOGATHON: First a Girl (1935) (1)
on Sep 21, 2018 From Caftan WomanQuiggy at The Midnite Drive-In and Chris of Angelman's Place are hosting, on September 21st to the 23rd, the GENDER BENDING THE RULES BLOGATHON. Start your weekend by checking out the contributions HERE. From the backroom of a sophisticated fashion house to a second-class music hall to the el... Read full article
Musical Monday: First a Girl (1935)
on Mar 9, 2015 From Comet Over HollywoodIn 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: ?First a Girl? ?Musical #505 Studio: RKO Director: Leigh Jason Starring: Jessie Matt... Read full article
First a Girl (1935)
By Lindsey on Jan 23, 2015 From The Motion PicturesElizabeth (Jessie Matthews) is a talented dancer, but she hasn’t yet made her mark on the entertainment world. Instead, she works as a dressmaker while hoping to someday find success on the stage. Outside of a theater one day, she meets Victor (Sonnie Hale), a female impersonator. They become ... Read full article
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Victor: I've been father, mother, sister and brother to that girl - and nothing more.
Elizabeth: I'm not going. I can't do it.
Victor: Do what?
Elizabeth: I can't be a man all my life!
Victor: But you'll have time off. And you can knit and knit to your heart's content...
Elizabeth: But think what you're asking me!
Victor: [gazes upward as he quotes] "There's a tide in the affairs of men" -
[descending temporarily to earth]
Victor: - and women - "if taken at the flood, leads on to fortune..."
Elizabeth: Tides go out - don't they?
Victor: This'll be a spring one!
[Takes her by the shoulders]
Victor: We'll carry everything before us. I'll never leave you - and I'll never let you down.
[They shake hands on it as a smile spreads from her face to his]
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The long scarf worn prominently by Sonnie Hale during the early scenes had been knitted for him by Jessie Matthews on the set of her previous film, Evergreen.
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