La Femme en homme (1931)
Directed by Augusto Genina

Comedy
aka: The Woman Dressed As a Man

Film Synopsis

Unintentionally, a young woman sends a photograph to her grandfather in which she is dressed up as a man.  So as not to disappoint the old Duke, who is desperate to have a male heir, the woman must keep up the deception that she is a man, until the day when she must meet a princess and her son.  The woman falls in love with the handsome prince and in the end has no choice but to reveal her true identity...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Augusto Genina
  • Music: Armand Bernard
  • Cast: Carmen Boni (Claude), Armand Bernard (M. Gray), André Dubosc (Le duc de Bressy), Françoise Rosay (Princesse Marie), Alex Bernard, Pedro Elviro, Bernard Koowost, Victor Vina
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Aka: The Woman Dressed As a Man

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