Movie: The Girl Said No

Top 10 Billed Cast

Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong

Jimmie Allen

Irene Hervey
Irene Hervey

Pearl Proctor / Peep-Bo

Paula Stone
Paula Stone

Mabel

Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy

Pick

William Danforth
William Danforth

Howard Hathaway / The Mikado

Vera Ross
Vera Ross

Beatrice Hathaway / Katisha

Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert

Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)

Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker

Charles Dillon

Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler

Chuck Fairfax

Gwili Andre
Gwili Andre

Gretchen Holman

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    Jimmie Allen, a shady bookie, is in love with Pearl Proctor, a greedy dance hall girl. He schemes to get her back after she rejects him; and along the way, he revives a failing Gilbert and Sullivan troupe.

  • Release Date

    1937-09-18

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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