A cabaret dancer witnesses a murder and is forced to hide from gangsters by disguising herself as a male Princeton student.
Director: Elliott Nugent.
Stars: Bing Crosby, Miriam Hopkins, Kitty Carlisle, Edward J. Nugent, Henry Stephenson, Warren Hymer, Lynne Overman, Judith Allen, George Barbier, Henry Kolker, Maude Turner Gordon, Ralf Harolde, Matt McHugh, Franklyn Ardell, Vince Barnett.
1935 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song (Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin).
I’m down any film where a person has to hide via cross-dressing, and there are enough out there to make it its own genre. Normally the jokes land on those moments when the person in drag is forced to confront gender expectations from the other side, that and in the big reveal. But this one offers a twist; when this showgirl dons male duds, absolutely no one falls for it. #NotPassing