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    Starring: Vivian Leigh (small role as school girl who puts her tongue out), Cicely Courtneidge (Cicely/Bertha Fytte), Henrietta Watson (Miss MacTavish), William Gargan (Van Guard), Mary Lawson (Mary Fytte), Dick Henderson, Jr. (Money, Jr.), Suzanne Lenglen (Herself)

    Directed by: Albert de Courville

    Produced by: Michael Balcon

    Screenplay by: Stafford Dickens and Con West

    Released: Opened Feb. 25, 1935 in London

    Running time: 78 minutes (black and white)

    Synopsis: written by Cynthia Molt: "Cicely and Bertha Fytte are twin sisters. One of the sisters, an equestrienne, impersonates the other, a teacher, at a private girls’ school—in this 1935 comedy. The teacher elopes with a wrestler. Before she returns the impersonator is promoted to the position of headmistress."

    Fun Fact: Vivien had only 1 line in this film (& it wasn't cut!). See the video below to watch Vivien's brief performance.