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A Girl Must Live is a 1939 British romantic comedy film directed by Carol Reed that stars Margaret Lockwood, Renée Houston, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Sinclair, and Naunton Wayne. Based on a 1936 novel by Emery Bonett with the same title, the plot features three chorus line girls competing for the affection of a wealthy bachelor.
A Girl Must Live: Directed by Carol Reed. With Margaret Lockwood, Renee Houston, Lilli Palmer, George Robey. A runaway schoolgirl falls amongst chorus girls planning to marry into nobility.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Carol Reed
- 1939-09-25
Aug 5, 2017 · Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Renee Houston, Lilli Palmer, George Robey, Hugh Sinclair, Naunton Wayne, Moore Marriott, Mary Clare, David Burns & Michael Hordern.
- 88 min
- 156.3K
- Aminat Oldies
A girl runs away from her Swiss finishing school to go on stage under a false name just as a rich young rubber-planter returns to England to inherit a title, with her fellow lodgers and chorus girls both determined to get their hooks into him. The honors are about even as Gloria Lind (Renee Houston) and Clytie Devine (Lilli Palmer) fight it out ...
It' s one of those "three girls in search of rich husbands" plots that were so popular from at least SALLY IRENE AND MARY through HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE. Margaret Lockwood runs away from boarding school to go on the stage. At her boarding house, she meets Renee Houston and Lilli Palmer, Soon enough, the object of their affections arrives in ...
A Girl Must Live 1939 1h 29m Drama List Reviews Two gold-digging chorus girls (Renee Houston, Lilli Palmer) and a shy one (Margaret Lockwood) pursue a handsome nobleman.
- Drama
Young Brit-bitches at a showbiz boarding house pretending to be eccentric stars and land a rich husband. Most obvious comparison is the great Hollywood movie Stage Door (1937), but A Girl Must Live (1939) is filled with a lot more wonderful nonsense! Straight comedy madness as three girls fight for the same man.
