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The Girl Said No (1937 film)

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Director
  
Andrew L. Stone

Art director
  
Lewis J. Rachmil

Language
  
English

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Musical

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

The Girl Said No (1937 film) movie poster

Writer
  
Betty Laidlaw
,
Robert Lively

Release date
  
October 15, 1937 (1937-10-15)

Genres
  
Comedy, Musical, Black-and-white, Musical comedy

Cast
  
Robert Armstrong
(Jimmie Allen),
Irene Hervey
(Pearl Proctor / Peep-Bo),
Paula Stone
(Mabel),
Edward Brophy
(Pick),
William Danforth
(Howard Hathaway / The Mikado),
Vera Ross
(Beatrice Hathaway / Katisha)

Similar movies
  
Related Andrew L Stone movies

The Girl Said No (aka With Words and Music) is a black and white 1937 musical comedy film about a shady bookie who is in love with a greedy dance hall girl and schemes to get her back after she rejects him. Along the way, he revives a failing Gilbert and Sullivan troupe. The picture stars Robert Armstrong and uses musical numbers from Gilbert and Sullivan. The film was directed and produced by Andrew L. Stone.

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Plot

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Jimmie (Robert Armstrong), a shady bookie, meets Pearl (Irene Hervey), a taxi dance hall girl. He takes her out on a number of dates, pretending to be a high profile producer. She is happy to spend his money extravagantly but refuses to be his girlfriend. To get his revenge, Jimmie promises to make her a Broadway star and becomes her manager. He takes her to expensive dinners and meetings with people in the top entertainment circles.

Jimmie tricks Pearl into signing a contract under which most of her earnings go to him. He persuades a defunct Gilbert and Sullivan troupe to re-form, obtains an empty theatre for a night, and fills it by blackmail. They play The Mikado, which is deservedly a hit. Overwhelmed with regret over his deceit, he proposes, and she, overwhelmed with gratitude over his support, accepts.

Cast

  • Robert Armstrong – Jimmie Allen
  • Irene Hervey – Pearl Proctor / Peep-Bo
  • Paula Stone – Mabel
  • Edward Brophy – Pick
  • William Danforth – Howard Hathaway / The Mikado
  • Vera Ross – Beatrice Hathaway / Katisha
  • Richard Tucker – Charles Dillon
  • Harry Tyler – Chuck Fairfax
  • Gwili Andre – Gretchen Holman

    • Awards

    The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Sound (A. E. Kaye).

    References

    The Girl Said No (1937 film) Wikipedia
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    The Girl Said No (1937 film) IMDb The Girl Said No (1937 film) themoviedb.org