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Head Over Heels

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Head Over Heels - 1937 | 84 mins | Musical | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Sonnie Hale.
Producer: S.C. Balcon.
Script: Marjorie Gaffney, Dwight Taylor and Fred Thompson. (from the play Pierre ou Jac by Francis de Croisset)
Cinematography: Glen MacWilliams.
Editing: Al Barnes.
Original Music: Mack Gordon and Harry Revel.

The Cast

Jessie Matthews - Jeanne
Robert Flemyng - Pierre
Louis Borel - Marcel
Romney Brent - Matty
Helen Whitney - Bourne Norma
Paul Leyssac - Max
Eliot Makeham - Martin

Plot Synopsis

Based on the play Pierre ou Jac by Francis de Croisset, this Jessie Matthews musical was a popular success although missing the light touch of director Victor Saville.

Set in Paris, American screen star Jeanne (Jessie Matthews) is loved by a radio engineer, Pierre (Robert Flemyng) but falls for idle womaniser Marcel (Louis Borell). But it's Pierre who helps her become a success on radio after Marccl has ditched her for a film star. After she has become famous, Marcel reappears and persuades her to 'come away' with him to Hollywood. Pierre turns up at the station, wins a terrific fight with Marcel and sweeps Jeanne back to Paris.