
Sylvia Scarlett
1935, Drama/Comedy, 1h 34m
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Sylvia Scarlett, aka Sylvester Scarlett
Jimmy "Monk" Monkley
Michael Fane
Henry Scarlett
Lily Levetsky (uncredited)
Maudie Tilt (uncredited)
Critic Reviews for Sylvia Scarlett
All Critics (14) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (3)
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Cukor sets the group's sordid schemes awhirl with giddy revelry and unveils the grim realities of scuffling troupers-along with the desires and frustrations that put the whole machine in motion.
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As it turns out, the pairing of Hepburn and Grant alone (and even with George Cukor directing) can't save a picture with no focus and seemingly no purpose.
July 30, 2020 | Rating: 2/10 | Full Review… -
Surprise performance by Cary Grant. He's good.
April 16, 2020 | Full Review… -
Another girl - into - boy picture. Katharine Hepburn is the girl this time who puts on trousers.
September 25, 2019 | Full Review… -
Sylvia Scarlett suffers from a convoluted plot ... Contemporary audiences will be more apt to appreciate the film's exploration of gender identity. It's truly ahead of its time.
May 12, 2019 | Full Review… -
A peculiar, rather audacious gender-bender tale, with Katharine Hepburn as a man for most of the film, keeping Cary Grant (and us) on his toes.
April 4, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Sylvia Scarlett
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Jan 08, 2012Think fast! Your dad, Edmund Gwenn has been embezzling money and you have to escape the country and you look like Katharine Hepburn. In order to evade the authorities, do you cut off your long braids and pose as a boy? Of course you do! When you and dad run across a smuggler who looks an awful lot like Cary Grant you decide to keep up the ruse so that you might learn the tricks of being a con man. Unfortunately, you wind up being too honest to do any decent thieving so you decide to start a touring performance troupe (you, your dad, Cary Grant and some other dame you found). When some loud mouth heckles the dame in your group while you're doing your act onstage, you go home with him, and spend the rest of the movie trying to decide whether you love him or Cary Grant. Everyone in this movie is confused and the plot is sloppy/messy, but I thought Hepburn was pretty cute in this gender-bending role (there's even a "lesbian" kiss). Granted, this was probably one of the first films of this kind, but that still doesn't make it very good.Devon B Super Reviewer
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Sep 03, 2010This movie is somewhat strange, mostly because I didn't think Hepburn's character had a good enough reason to dress up as a boy. I didn't understand that part, and the movie doesn't explain it. Hepburn and Grant are really good in this movie, though, and it's really funny, so I stopped questioning it.Aj V Super Reviewer
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Jan 16, 2010This is a film that stars Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Edmund Gwenn and Brian Aherne. The basic plot has Hepburn character and her father escape to England after a embezzlement charge. So no one suspects who they are his daughter pretends to be a boy. They end up meeting a scoundrel played by Grant and start a life of crime then on to a traveling show across the country. This story was a bit odd. Your never sure how this film is going to end. The film is a mix of drama, comedy and romance. All the actors do a fine job in their roles. Hepburn and Grant are the best in their roles. A solid film overall. If your a Grant or Hepburn fan then give this a watch.Corey n Super Reviewer
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