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A Girl Must Live (1939)
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A Girl Must Live is the philosophy of gold-digging chorus girls Gloria Lind (Renee Houston) and Clytie Devine (Lilli Palmer). Both feel that they could live most comfortably off the money inherited by the Earl of Pangborough (Hugh Sinclair) a handsome but unworldly nobleman. Despite the most strenuous efforts by Gloria and Clytie, it is sweet and demure chorine Leslie James (Margaret Lockwood) who claims the Earl as her husband. Robust comedy relief is provided by the venerable George Robey as a bibulous "sugar daddy". A Girl Must Live was one of three 1939 films directed by Carol Reed, still some distance removed from Odd Man Out, The Third Man and Oliver!. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Margaret Lockwood - Leslie James
- Lilli Palmer - Clytie Devine
- Hugh Sinclair - Earl of Pangborough
- David Burns - Joe Gold
- Kathleen Harrison - Penelope
- Moore Marriott - Bretherton Hythe
- Muriel Aked
- Joan White
- Martita Hunt - Mme. Dupont
- Wilson Coleman - Mr. Joliffe
- Kathleen Boutall
- Renee Houston - Gloria Lind
- George Robey - Horace Blount
- Naunton Wayne - Hugo Smythe
- Mary Clare - Mrs. Wallis
- Helen Haye - Aunt Primrose
- Drusilla Wills - Miss Polkinghome
- Donald Houston
- Merle Tottenham
- Michael Hordern
- Frederick Burtwell - Hodder
- Director(s):
- Carol Reed
- Writer(s):
- Frank Launder, Michael Pertwee
- Producer(s):
- Edward Black
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