Sylvia Scarlett

1935
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1h 35m

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Katharine Hepburn in Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.

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6.2/10

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Katharine Hepburn

Sylvia Scarlett a.k.a. Sylvester

Cary Grant

Jimmy Monkley

Brian Aherne

Michael Fane

Edmund Gwenn

Henry Scarlett

Robert Adair

Turnkey
(uncredited)

Bunny Beatty

Maid
(uncredited)

May Beatty

Older Woman on Ship
(uncredited)

Daisy Belmore

Fat Woman on Beach
(uncredited)

Carmen Beretta

Woman
(uncredited)

Nina Borget

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Thomas Braidon

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Elsa Buchanan

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Colin Campbell

Minor Role
(uncredited)

James Carlisle

Park Scam Onlooker
(uncredited)

Patricia Caron

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Harold Cheevers

Bobby
(uncredited)

E.E. Clive

Customs Inspector
(uncredited)

Edward Cooper

Customs Inspector
(uncredited)

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Trivia
After a disastrous preview, director George Cukor and Katharine Hepburn went to RKO producer Pandro S. Berman's home and offered their services for free for another film. Berman, who was furious at the quality of the movie, replied tersely, "Don't bother, please."

Goofs
When Sylvester yells for a cop outside the mansion, Henry gets left outside. Jimmy opens the door and pulls Henry in roughly. In doing so, Henry loses a shoe. Inside the mansion, Henry has both shoes, never having retrieved his shoe from outside.

Quotes
Sylvia Scarlett: Well, we're all fools sometimes. Only you choose such awkward times.

Connections
Featured in The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (1973)

Soundtracks
Hello ! Hello ! Who's your Lady Friend ?
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Fragson
Lyrics by Worton David and Bert Lee (1914)
Sung by Cary Grant and Edmund Gwenn

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5/10

It's all just a bad dream

"Odd" doesn't begin to describe what transpires in this movie. It's all like someone's dream, with unconnected events moving in and out of each other - tied together with the loosest of threads - with no real meaning. The only real reason to watch this movie is to see Hepburn and Grant before they were really big.

Unfortunately, there is absolutely no chemistry at all between any of the characters. Grant is handed a terribly drawn character and gets no real room to develop a relationship with the audience - or anyone else. Hepburn is just screechingly annoying. The rest of the cast isn't too much better, but I don't blame them. It's a terrible, terrible screenplay and is not an enjoyable time to sit through.

That's another thing. I wouldn't really have minded all the bad elements of the movie if I had a good time watching it. If not a few good laughs, at least Grant/Hepburn is usually worth some interest because of their ability to bring out the best in each other. No such luck here.