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...
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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