Review of Sylvia Scarlett (1935) by Jose Luis M — 20 Jan 2015

TenÃ¬a mejores expectativas, al final terminÃ² aburriendome, en todo caso vale por ver a Katharine Hepburn y Cary Grant.

This review of Sylvia Scarlett (1935) was written by Jose Luis M on 20 Jan 2015.

Sylvia Scarlett has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jennifer C (740) on 03 Jan 2008

Underrated at the time, overrated today this is not really a good film, yet it is facinating to see Hepburn actually playing a boy…

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Incantevole e tenero, con una grande Katherine Hepburn giovanissima, en travesti per buona parte del film…

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