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'''''Girls Will Be Boys''''' is a 1934 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Marcel Varnell]] and starring [[Dolly Haas]], [[Cyril Maude]] and [[Esmond Knight]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/219914</ref> A young woman dresses up as a boy to fool a wealthy misogynist. It is based on ''The Last Lord'' a story by [[Robert Siodmak]]. Haas made her first [[English-language]] film following a [[Nazi]]-led riot at the premiere of her previous film ''[[Das häßliche Mädchen]]'' and in 1936 fled Germany altogether.<ref>Bock & Bergfelder p.178</ref>
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| name = Girls Will Be Boys
| image =Girls Will Be Boys.jpg
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| director = [[Marcel Varnel]]
| producer = [[Walter C. Mycroft]]
| based_on =
| writer = [[Curt Siodmak]] <br /> [[Roger Burford]] <br /> [[Clifford Grey]]
| starring = [[Dolly Haas]] <br /> [[Cyril Maude]] <br /> [[Esmond Knight]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Claude Friese-Greene]] <br /> [[Ronald Neame]]
| editing = [[Bert Bates]]
| studio = [[British International Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Wardour Films]]
| released = {{Film date|1934|09|17|df=yes}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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'''''Girls Will Be Boys''''' is a 1934 British [[comedy film]] by French director [[Marcel Varnel]] and starring [[Dolly Haas]], [[Cyril Maude]] and [[Esmond Knight]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/219914 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114020726/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/219914 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-01-14 |title=Girls Will Be Boys (1934) &#124; BFI |website=Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2016-12-14}}</ref> It is based on ''The Last Lord'', a play by [[Kurt Siodmak]].<ref>Nash & Ross [https://books.google.com/books?id=yocjAQAAIAAJ&q=GIRLS+WILLS+BE+BOYS**Vi+%281934%2C+Brit.%29+70m+Associated+British%2F+Alliance+bw+Dolly+Haas+%28Pat+...+d%2C+Marcel+Varnel%3B+w%2C+Kurt+Siodmak%2C+Clifford+Grey%2C+Roger+Burford+%28based+on+the+play+%22The+Last+Lord%22+by+Siodmak%29%3B p.1029].</ref> The film was shot at [[Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)|Elstree Studios]] with sets designed by the [[art director]] [[Cedric Dawe]]. Haas made this, her first [[English-language]] film, following a [[Nazi]]-led riot at the premiere of her previous film ''[[Das häßliche Mädchen]]''. The riots protested the male lead, [[Max Hansen (tenor)|Max Hansen]], who was supposedly "too Jewish." In 1936, Haas fled Germany altogether.<ref>Bock & Bergfelder p.178.</ref>

==Plot==
A young woman dresses up as a boy to fool a wealthy misogynist.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Dolly Haas]] - Pat Caverley
* [[Dolly Haas]] as Pat Caverley
* [[Cyril Maude]] - Duke of Bridgwater
* [[Cyril Maude]] as Duke of Bridgwater
* [[Esmond Knight]] - Geoffrey Dawson
* [[Esmond Knight]] as Geoffrey Dawson
* [[Irene Vanbrugh]] - Princess of Ehrenstein
* [[Irene Vanbrugh]] as Princess of Ehrenstein
* [[Edward Chapman]] - Grey
* [[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]] as Grey
* [[Ronald Ward]] - Bernard
* [[Ronald Ward (actor)|Ronald Ward]] as Bernard
* [[Charles Paton]] - Sanders
* [[Charles Paton]] as Sanders
* [[H. F. Maltby]] as General
* [[Robert Rietty]] as Boy


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
* Nash, Jay Robert & Ross, Stanley Ralph. ''The Motion Picture Guide''. [[Cinebooks]], 1986.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|0167181}}
*{{IMDb title|0167181}}

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Latest revision as of 16:41, 8 September 2024

Girls Will Be Boys
Directed byMarcel Varnel
Written byCurt Siodmak
Roger Burford
Clifford Grey
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
StarringDolly Haas
Cyril Maude
Esmond Knight
CinematographyClaude Friese-Greene
Ronald Neame
Edited byBert Bates
Production
company
Distributed byWardour Films
Release date
  • 17 September 1934 (1934-09-17)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Girls Will Be Boys is a 1934 British comedy film by French director Marcel Varnel and starring Dolly Haas, Cyril Maude and Esmond Knight.[1] It is based on The Last Lord, a play by Kurt Siodmak.[2] The film was shot at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe. Haas made this, her first English-language film, following a Nazi-led riot at the premiere of her previous film Das häßliche Mädchen. The riots protested the male lead, Max Hansen, who was supposedly "too Jewish." In 1936, Haas fled Germany altogether.[3]

Plot

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A young woman dresses up as a boy to fool a wealthy misogynist.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Girls Will Be Boys (1934) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ Nash & Ross p.1029.
  3. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.178.

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Nash, Jay Robert & Ross, Stanley Ralph. The Motion Picture Guide. Cinebooks, 1986.
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