First a Girl (1935)
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Directors
Victor Saville
Cast
Jessie Matthews
The story
In 1930's London, Elizabeth, an aspiring singer, quits her menial job in a posh luxury fashion shop. Caught in a rainstorm, she ducks into a crowded coffeehouse, where she finds herself sitting opposite an actor named Victor. Though he dreams of performing Shakespeare, Victor poses in drag in a music-hall act called 'Victoria'.
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LGBTQ-related film, musical film
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