First A Girl

Matthews, a delivery girl for a dressmaker, is sent to drop off some costumes at a local theater. There, she meets a female impersonator who has contracted laryngitis, and he gets her to take his place on stage. She's a success and begins touring Europe masquerading as a man, with Hale as her manager. A wealthy princess, Lee, and her boy friend suspect Matthews' real gender and go to great lengths on a yacht trip to uncover the truth. Blake Edwards successfully re-made this in 1982 as VICTOR/VICTORIA. Songs: "Everything's in Rhythm with My Heart," "Written All over My Face," "Half-and-Half," "Say the Word and It's Yours," "Little Silkworm," and "Wiggle My Ears" (Ma...