Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era, mysteriously disappears on the eve of her wedding. Years later, she reappears on the stage as young looking and beautiful as ever.
Acting
Jessie Matthews plays mother AND daughter with zero CGI, just pure charisma.
Direction
Saville stages musical numbers like fever dreams of forgotten London.
Director
Victor Saville
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jessie Matthews was Britain's biggest musical star of the 1930s, and this was her signature role—yet Hollywood never successfully imported her, making her a fascinating 'what if' of cinema history.
The title song 'Over My Shoulder' became Matthews' lifelong theme—she was still performing it on British TV in the 1970s, fifty years after this film.
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