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Sylvia Scarlett ()

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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.
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Sylvia Scarlett a.k.a. Sylvester
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Jimmy Monkley
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Michael Fane
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Henry Scarlett
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Turnkey (uncredited)
Bunny Beatty ...
Maid (uncredited)
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Older Woman on Ship (uncredited)
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Fat Woman on Beach (uncredited)
Carmen Beretta ...
Woman (uncredited)
Nina Borget ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Thomas Braidon ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Park Scam Onlooker (uncredited)
Patricia Caron ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harold Cheevers ...
Bobby (uncredited)
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Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Edward Cooper ...
Customs Inspector (uncredited)
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Stewardess (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Older Woman (uncredited)
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Conductor (uncredited)
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Purser (uncredited)
Daisy Goodill ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bobbie Hale ...
Porter (uncredited)
Alec Harford ...
Man Taking Half a Crown (uncredited)
Peter Hobbes ...
Steward (uncredited)
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Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Lilyan Irene ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Connie Lamont ...
Girl at Park Scam (uncredited)
Gwendolyn Logan ...
Concerned Woman (uncredited)
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Woman in Bathing Suit (uncredited)
Elsie Mackay ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ella McKenzie ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Maudie Tilt - the Maid (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Park Scam Onlooker (uncredited)
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Train Steward (uncredited)
George Nardelli ...
Frenchman (uncredited)
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Lily Levetsky (uncredited)
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Sergeant Major (uncredited)
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Drunk (uncredited)
Ethel Rawson ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harrington Reynolds ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Roger Roughton ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Violet Seton ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Dina Smirnova ...
Russian (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire ...
Steward (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff ...
Purser (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Cukor

Written by

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Gladys Unger ... (screenplay) &
John Collier ... (screenplay) &
Mortimer Offner ... (screenplay)
 
Compton MacKenzie ... (novel) (as Compton Mac Kenzie)

Produced by

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Pandro S. Berman ... producer

Music by

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Roy Webb ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Joseph H. August ... (photographed by) (as Joseph August)

Editing by

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Jane Loring ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Van Nest Polglase

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kenneth Holmes ... assistant director (uncredited)
W. Argyle Nelson ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Sturges Carne ... associate art director

Sound Department

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George D. Ellis ... recordist

Special Effects by

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Harry Redmond Sr. ... special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Louie Anderson ... grip (uncredited)
Ernest Bachrach ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Muriel King ... costumes: Miss Hepburn
Bernard Newman ... costumes: Miss Paley

Music Department

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Philip Faulkner Jr. ... music recordist (as P.J. Faulkner Jr.)
Roy Webb ... musical director

Additional Crew

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Patricia Doyle ... stand-in: Katharine Hepburn (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Escaping to England from a French embezzlement charge, widower Henry Scarlett is accompanied by daughter Sylvia who, to avoid detection, disguises herself as a boy, "Sylvester." They are joined by amiable con man Jimmy Monkley, then, after a brief career in crime, meet Maudie Tilt, a giddy, sexy, Cockney housemaid who joins them in the new venture of entertaining at resort towns from a caravan. Amazingly, through all this nobody recognizes that Sylvia is not a boy--until she meets handsome artist Michael Fane, and drama intrudes on the comedy. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines The screen's empress of emotion in a story that seethes with romantic intrigue, drama, devotion..! (Print Ad- Daily Alaska Empire, ((Juneau, Alaska)) 10 June 1936) See more »
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Also Known As
  • La gran aventura de Silvia (Spain)
  • Il diavolo è femmina (Italy)
  • En förtjusande pojke (Sweden)
  • 男装 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Una muchacha sin importancia (Argentina)
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Runtime
  • 95 min
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Budget $641,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia After a disastrous preview, director George Cukor and Katharine Hepburn went to RKO producer Pandro S. Berman's home and offered their services for free for another film. Berman, who was furious at the quality of the movie, replied tersely, "Don't bother please." See more »
Goofs When Sylvester yells for a cop outside the mansion, Henry gets left outside. Jimmy opens the door and pulls Henry in roughly. In doing so, Henry loses a shoe. Inside the mansion, Henry has both shoes, never having retrieved his shoe from outside. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (1973). See more »
Soundtracks Hello ! Hello ! Who's your Lady Friend ? See more »
Quotes Jimmy Monkley: Little friend of all the world, nobody's enemy but me own.
Sylvia Scarlett: Yeah, I can tell that by the look of you.
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