Head Over Heels

Status:
Released
Production:
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Aired:
1937-02-12
Head Over Heels
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.
Characters

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