The Tomboy
1936•1h 35m•3.9•Released
DramaRomance
The eponymous garçonne or flapper is Monique Lerbier, an emancipated French woman who leaves home to escape a marriage of convenience to a man she does not love which her parents have forced on her. She then falls into all sorts of carnal temptations and artificial pleasures previously unknown to her. These include her being seduced into a lesbian love affair by a chanteuse.
Director
Jean de Limur
Writer
Albert Dieudonné
Languages
French
Studio
Franco London Films
Cast
Marie Bell
Monique Lerbier, la garçonne
Arletty
Niquette
Henri Rollan
Régis Boisselot
Jean Worms
Lerbier
Maurice Escande
Lucien Vigneret
Édith Piaf
Chanteuse
Marcelle Praince
Madame Lerbier
Marcelle Géniat
Tante Sylvestre
Suzy Solidor
Anika
Vanda Gréville
Élisabeth
Jaque Catelain
Georges Blanchet
Pierre Etchepare
Plombino
Jean Tissier
Des Souzaies
Philippe Hersent
Peer Rys
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