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First a Girl (1935)

First a Girl poster
Directed by
Victor Saville
Genre
musical film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman disguises herself as a man to succeed as a female impersonator in a musical act. Her deception leads to romantic complications and comic situations.

lightheartedplayfulupbeatwhimsicalcharmingenergeticfeel-goodfunny

What happens

First a Girl is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews. First a Girl was adapted from the 1933 German film Viktor und Viktoria written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel. It was remade as the 1982 American musical comedy Victor/Victoria starring Julie Andrews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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