Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 37m

Sylvia Scarlett

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Director
George Cukor
Cast
Katharine Hepburn as Sylvia Scarlett Cary Grant as Jimmy Monkley Brian Aherne as Michael Fane Edmund Gwenn as Henry Scarlett Natalie Paley as Lily Dennie Moore as Maudie Tilt
Crew
Joseph H. August — Director of Photography Jane Loring — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer John Collier — Screenplay Mortimer Offner — Screenplay Gladys Unger — Screenplay
Tagline

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!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Sylvia Scarlett — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
family relationshipsscamdisguiseconfidence gamewoman dressed as man
Key Collaborators
George Cukor Director Joseph H. August Director of Photography Jane Loring Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer John Collier Screenplay Mortimer Offner Screenplay Gladys Unger Screenplay Compton MacKenzie Novel Pandro S. Berman Producer Bernard Newman Costume Design Muriel King Costume Design
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