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Trottie True (1949)

Trottie True poster
Directed by
Brian Desmond Hurst
Genre
comedy film, musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A music hall singer rises to fame in Victorian London and navigates love and social status. The film follows her journey through the entertainment world of the era.

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What happens

Trottie True is a 1949 British musical comedy film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Jean Kent, James Donald and Hugh Sinclair. It was known as The Gay Lady in the US, and is a rare British Technicolor film of the period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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