Sylvia Scarlett
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Directed by | George Cukor |
Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
Written by | Compton MacKenzie (novel) Gladys Unger, John Collier, Mortimer Offner (screenplay) |
Starring | Cary Grant Katharine Hepburn Edmund Gwenn Brian Aherne |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date(s) | December 12, 1935 |
Running time | 95 min |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Sylvia Scarlett is a 1935 romantic comedy film, directed by George Cukor. In this film, Katharine Hepburn plays the title role of Sylvia Scarlett, a female con artist who masquerades as a boy to escape the police. This film was the first pairing of Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, who both later went on to star in Bringing Up Baby, Holiday and The Philadelphia Story. The film is based on a book by Compton MacKenzie.