The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (aka With Words and Music) is a 1937 American musical comedy film produced by Andrew L. Stone and Edward L. Alperson for Grand National Pictures and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The screenplay was written by Betty Laidlaw, Robert Lively and Andrew L. Stone. The film stars Robert Armstrong, Irene Hervey and Paula Stone. It uses musical numbers from Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and the story is about a shady bookie who is in love with a greedy dance hall girl and schemes to get her back after she rejects him. Along the way, he revives a failing Gilbert and Sullivan troupe.
Plot
Jimmie, a shady bookie, meets Pearl, a taxi dance hall girl. He takes her out on several dates, pretending to be a high profile producer. She is happy to spend his money extravagantly but refuses to be his girlfriend. To get revenge, Jimmie promises to make her a Broadway star and becomes her manager. He takes her to expensive dinners and meetings with people in the top entertainment circles.
More details
author | Andrew L. Stone |
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director | Andrew L. Stone |
editor | Thomas Neff |
genre | comedy |
keywords | broadway broadway star broadway theatre dance hall girl gilbert and sullivan meet mikado taxi dance hall |
musicBy | Arthur Kay |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound |
producer | Edward L. Alperson |
productionCompany | Andrew L. Stone Productions |
publisher | Grand National Pictures |
theme | musical comedy |