A Girl Must Live

A Girl Must Live
Directed byCarol Reed
Written byFrank Launder
Austen Melford
Michael Pertwee
Based onnovel by Emery Bonett
Produced byEdward Black
StarringMargaret Lockwood
Renée Houston
Lilli Palmer
Hugh Sinclair
Music byLouis Levy
Charles Williams (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 29 April 1939 (1939-04-29)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Girl Must Live is a 1939 British romantic comedy film directed by Carol Reed that stars Margaret Lockwood, Renée Houston, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Sinclair, and Naunton Wayne. Based on a 1936 novel by Emery Bonett with the same title, the plot features three chorus line girls competing for the affection of a wealthy bachelor. It was one of a series of films Carol Reed made starring Margaret Lockwood.