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I Don't Want to Be a Man(1918)
Status: Released
Date: 1918-10-01
64%
57 Votes
Time: 0h 45m
Overview:
A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.
Languages: No Language.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies:
Projektions-AG Union
Movie: I Don't Want to Be a Man
Top 5 Billed Cast
Ossi Oswalda
Ossi
Curt Goetz
Dr. Kersten
Ferry Sikla
Counsellor Brockmüller
Margarete Kupfer
Gouvernante
Victor Janson
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