Frank miller, sylvia scarlett 1936 articles at tcm. Sylvia scarlett is one of the most unusual movies to come out of hollywood during the 1930s. The starcrossed teens are portrayed by 43yearold leslie howard and 34yearold norma shearer. Directed by george cukor and starring katharine hepburn and cary grant in the first of four movies they would make together. Director george cukor and star katharine hepburn were years ahead of theirtime when they brought the crossdressing comedyromance sylviascarlett to the screen in 1935. Sylvia scarlett by george cukor george cukor, katharine. Hepburn plays the title role of sylvia scarlett, a female con artist masquerading as a boy. Sylvia scarlett 1936 overview overview of sylvia scarlett, 1936, directed by george cukor, with katharine hepburn, cary grant, brian aherne, at turner classic movies sylvia scarlett 1935 imdb escaping to england from a french embezzlement charge, widower henry scarlett is accompanied by daughter sylvia who, to avoid detection. Katharine hepburn cary grant brian aherne 1935 sylvia katharine hepburn. With three strong charactershenry scarlett edmund gwenn, a hardluck embezzler forced to flee france. Approved 1h 35min comedy, drama, romance 3 january 1936 usa escaping to england from a french embezzlement charge, widower henry scarlett is accompanied by daughter sylvia who, to avoid. Henry, while employed as a bookkeeper for a lace factory, was discovered to be an embezzler.
While on the channel ferry, they meet a gentleman adventurer, jimmy monkley, who partners with them in his con games. The heroine of the story had previously appeared in mackenzies sinister street. Take a look at even more movies and tv shows that were so nice they made em twice at least. When sylvia scarlett hepburn and her father edmund gwenn must flee france one step ahead of the authorities, she cuts her hair, dons.
Katharine hepburn simple english wikipedia, the free. With katharine hepburn, cary grant, brian aherne, edmund gwenn. Hepburn plays the title role of sylvia scarlett, a female con artist masquerading as a boy to escape the police. Sylvia acts as a penniless french boy to scam racegoers, they convine a maid that they are stage scouts with sylvia s father dressing up as the lord of the house following which they buy a. Please take a moment to register your free funtrivia id. Katharine hepburn, cary grant, brian aherne, edmund gwenn, robert adair. Hepburn had played gwenns daughter once before in sylvia scarlett, 1936.
Sylvia scarlett is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring katharine hepburn and cary grant. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. There is no love on the horizon for hepburn, so she is more than eager when she meets taylor, a welltodo manufacturer of airplanes. Escaping to england from a french embezzlement charge, widower henry scarlett is accompanied. Scarlett in french translation and definition scarlett, english french dictionary online. Katharine hepburn and joel mccrea, 1930s katharine. The 1936 romeo and juliet as directed by george cukor from a talbot jennings script is technically top shelf.
She is thought of as one of the top screen actresses in movie history. It was followed by a sequel sylvia and michael in 1919 adaptation. When sylvia scarlett hepburn and her father edmund gwenn must flee france one step ahead of the authorities, she cuts her hair, dons mens clothes and. Kathrarine hepburn in 1936 wearing the mannish suit trend, with short cut hair, and holding her cigerette in a masculine way. Morning glory 1933, sylvia scarlett 1936, dragon seed 1944, without love 1945, undercurrent 1946, the corn is green 1979. Scarlett translation englishfrench dictionary glosbe. She was nominated for 12 academy awards, winning four hepburn was born in hartford, connecticut and went to bryn mawr college. Sylvia scarlett 1936 i dont know what it is that gives me a queer feeling when i look atyou. In sylvia scarlett, she plays a young woman masquerading as a young man for part of this rather strange film that cant make up its mind what it is.
To help her debtridden father escape from his creditors, sylvia cuts her hair and dresses as a young man, calling herself sylvester. Where the picture comes up short is in casting choices. The early life and adventures of sylvia scarlett often shortened to sylvia scarlett is a 1918 novel by the british writer compton mackenzie. She got her degree in 1928 and started on broadway that same year. Directed by george cukor, it was notorious as one of the most famous unsuccessful movies of the 1930s. In each of the following movies one or more of the characters dressed as someone of the opposite sex for all or part of the film. Gwenn is henry scarlett, an embezzler who has to hightail it out of england fast. When her father decides to flee to england, young sylvia scarlett must become sylvester scarlett and protect her father every step of. Sylvia scarlett and her father, henry, flee france one step ahead of the police. Scarlett katharine hepburn and her father, henry edmund gwenn, flee france one step ahead of the police.
However at the time some of the ideas in the movie such as cross dressing where not considered appropriate andor funny in 1936. Rent sylvia scarlett 1935 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This bigbudget 1936 rko studios picture lost money, perhaps due to a cool boxoffice reception to the idea of leading lady katharine. Broke, henry decides to smuggle some french lace through customs but makes the mistake of confessing his crime to jimmy monkley, a cockney. Brian aherne admitting his attraction to katharine hepburn, disguised asa boy, in sylvia scarlett. A french criminal is forced to flee the country with her equally crooked father and resorts to disguising herself as a boy to avoid. Sylvia scarlett 1936 katharine hepburn cary grant dvd ebay. Snapshot of katharine hepburn on the set of sylvia scarlett katharine hepburn. Sylvia katharine hepburn visits handsome artist michael fane brian aherne, revealing that she isnt sylvester, and isnt quite adjusted to girlhood in sylvia scarlett, 1936 view the tcmdb entry for sylvia scarlett 1936. Sylvia scarlett is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring katharine hepburn and cary grant, based on the early life and adventures of sylvia scarlett, a novel by compton mackenzie. Academy award winners katharine hepburn and cary grant star as a couple of competing young grifters in the story of a young woman disguised as a man to evade the lawwith all the romantic complications her ruse brings to sylvia scarlett. Approved 1h 35min comedy, drama, romance 3 january 1936 usa escaping to england from a french embezzlement charge, widower henry scarlett is accompanied by daughter sylvia who, to avoid detection.
Rent sylvia scarlett 1935 starring katharine hepburn and cary grant on dvd and bluray. Hepburn plays sylvia scarlett, living with her father in france at the beginning of the film. An occupational surname for a dyer or seller of scarlet. 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. Points you earn from this quiz will then be saved, and you can also participate in. The movie also stars cary grant, edmund gwenn and brian aherne. More dapper than you since 1935 red witch, old hollywood lover, red lipstick enthusiast, wanderlust sufferer. Escaping to england from a french embezzlement charge, widower henry scarlett is accompanied by daughter sylvia who. Sylvia katharine hepburn cuts her hair, dresses like a boy and flees french police with her father. Katharine hepburn may 12, 1907 june 29, 2003 was an american actress.