First A Girl (1935)

  
Format:  First A Girl DVD 
 
 
This version of the story that inspired "Victor/Victoria" stars British singer Jessie Matthews as a seamstress's delivery girl. After she's recruited by a female impersonator stricken with laryngitis to pose as a man posing as a woman, Matthews becomes a sensation--but a mysterious woman and her friend try to find out what's really going on under the costume. Sonnie Hale, Anna Lee also star; songs include "It's Written All Over Your Face," "Say the Word and It's Yours," "Everything's in Rhythm in My Heart," and more. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
 
SKU: D34232
$11.99
Regularly $14.99
Category:
Musicals
Director:
Victor Saville
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White
Format: 
Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Anna Lee, Griffith Jones, Alfred Drayton, Constance Godridge, Eddie Grey, Martita Hunt, Donald Stewart
(1938) DVD - Starring: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan - $12.99
(1936) DVD - Starring: Jessie Matthews, Robert Young, Sonnie Hale - $14.99
 

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