Elizabeth dreams of being a music-hall singer. She gets to know Victor, that quite unexpectedly gets a female part in a music-hall number.
If you like your movies light, fast, and full of people wearing fancy suits that don't quite fit, First a Girl is a total blast. It’s definitely worth a watch if you want to see some top-tier physical comedy from the 1930s. If you hate musicals or get annoyed by plot threads that rely entirely on 'nobody notices the ob...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Victor Saville
Jerome Storm
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"If you like your movies light, fast, and full of people wearing fancy suits that don't quite fit, First a Girl is a total blast. It’s definitely worth a watch if you want to see some top-tier physical comedy from the 1930s. If you hate musicals or get annoyed by plot threads that rely entirely on 'nobody notices the obvious,' you’ll probably want to skip this one. Jessie Matthews is the whole show here. She’s got this elastic energy that makes you forget the script is basically just one big exc..."
Enid Lindsey
Marjorie Gaffney, Reinhold Schünzel
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