Sylvia Scarlett

Dec 25, 1935

1h 35m

★ 6.3

You will thrill to every unforgettable moment of this different, charming love story of a woman who almost waited too long... before she dared admit that she was a woman!

Overview

When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Sylvia/Sylvester Scarlett

Katharine Hepburn

Jimmy Monkley

Cary Grant

Michael Fane

Brian Aherne

Henry Scarlett

Edmund Gwenn

Lily (uncredited)

Natalie Paley

Maudie (uncredited)

Dennie Moore

l'ivrogne (uncredited)

Lennox Pawle

Bobby (uncredited)

Harrold Cheevers

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom, plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

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