Film

Head Over Heels

1937 · 1h 24m

IMDb

7.1

Legendary British musical-comedy favorite Jessie Matthews chalks up another winner with Head Over Heels in Love. The ever-charming Matthews plays Jeanne, a Parisian entertainer who manages to get herself in hot water with the French version of Actors' Equity and is forced to take a series of jobs under a series of assumed names. Meanwhile, a romantic triangle involving American film star Norma (Helen Whitney Bourne) and gangsters Pierre (Robert Flemyng) and Marcel (Louis Borrell) spells big trouble for all concerned -- including the plucky Jeanne. Highlighted by six sprightly song numbers, Head Over Heels in Love is our girl Jessie's vehicle all the way, and never mind the "main" plot. The film was directed by Sonnie Hale, who just so happened to be the star's husband.

Jessie Matthews

Jeanne Colbert

Robert Flemyng

Pierre

Louis Borel

Marcel Larimour

Romney Brent

Matty

Whitney Bourne

Norma Langtry

Paul Leyssac

Max

Eliot Makeham

Martin

Fred Duprez

Norma's manager

Edward Cooper

Charles

• Sonnie HaleDirector

Release date

February 12, 1937

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 24m