First a Girl
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“FIRST A GIRL-THEN A BOY-ALWAYS A JOY!”
An aspiring singer quits her menial job and is talked into performing as a female impersonator by her friend. Her drag act makes her famous, which causes problems for her when a very determined young man falls in love with her. A remake of the 1933 German film Viktor und Viktoria.
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Cast
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Jessie Matthews
Elizabeth
Known for
Waltzes from Vienna
Tom Thumb
Sonnie Hale
Victor
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Anna Lee
Princess Mironoff
Known for
The Sound of Music
How Green Was My Valley
Griffith Jones
Robert
Known for
They Made Me a Fugitive
Alfred Drayton
Mr. McLintock
Also in
Things Happen at Night
Banana Ridge
Martita Hunt
Madame Seraphina
Known for
The Brides of Dracula
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Donald Stewart
Singer
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A for Andromeda
One Exciting Night
Constance Godridge
Beryl
Also in
Murder by Rope
Boys Will Be Girls
Cameron Hall
Known for
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Eddie Gray
Goose Trainer
Also in
The Fast Lady
Don Chicago
Esma Lewis
Also in
The Balloon Goes Up
Things Happen at Night
Enid Lindsey
Also in
The Belles of St. Clements
Anna Karenina
Victor Saville Director · Reinhold Schünzel Story Coco Chanel Costume designer
First release November 7, 1935 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 7, 1935
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No release date listed for United States.
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