The Tomboy (1936)

Name: The Tomboy
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1936-02-21
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Marie Bell, Arletty, Henri Rollan, Jean Worms, Maurice Escande

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.

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Released 1936-02-21 · 95 min · Drama, Romance

Directed by Jean de Limur

Cast

Marie Bell as Monique Lerbier, la garçonne
Arletty as Niquette
Henri Rollan as Régis Boisselot
Jean Worms as Lerbier
Maurice Escande as Lucien Vigneret
Édith Piaf as Chanteuse
Marcelle Praince as Madame Lerbier
Marcelle Géniat as Tante Sylvestre
Suzy Solidor as Anika
Vanda Gréville as Élisabeth
Jaque Catelain as Georges Blanchet
Pierre Etchepare as Plombino
Jean Tissier as Des Souzaies
Philippe Hersent as Peer Rys