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The Tomboy

The Tomboy (1936)

1h 35m | PG-13

⭐ 3.6 / 10

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.

Director: Jean de Limur

Studio: Franco London Films

Genre: Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Marie Bell

Marie Bell

as Monique Lerbier, la garçonne

Arletty

Arletty

as Niquette

Henri Rollan

Henri Rollan

as Régis Boisselot

Jean Worms

Jean Worms

as Lerbier

Maurice Escande

Maurice Escande

as Lucien Vigneret

Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf

as Chanteuse