Girl 27(2007)

For 70 years, money and power buried the truth...

Girl 27 is a documentary about Patricia Douglas, a reclusive woman who breaks her silence on a 1937 MGM scandal. The powerful studio deceived Douglas and over 100 underage girls into attending what was presented as a party, where Douglas was sexually assaulted. For decades, Douglas remained silent about the assault and MGM's subsequent cover-up. The film follows her decision to finally speak publicly about the incident, confronting the studio's abuse of power and the systemic silencing of victims during Hollywood's Golden Age. Through interviews and archival material, Girl 27 examines how one woman's courage to come forward challenges the mythology of early cinema and exposes the dark realities behind the studio system's treatment of young women.