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7.1/10   67 votes
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Director:
Walter Lang
Writers:
Kenneth Earl (story)
Robert Ellis (writer)
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Release Date:
6 April 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Plot:
Carolyn Sayres gets a Hollywood contract from talent scout Brooke but is later rejected because she's too young... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Enjoyable little trifle from Linda Darnell's early phase based on her own true story... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Linda Darnell ... Carolyn Sayres
John Payne ... Ambrose Fillmore aka Bud Borden
Roland Young ... Thomas Brooke
Charlotte Greenwood ... Lola Langdon
William Gargan ... Dane Wharton
Mary Beth Hughes ... June Lawrence
Mary Healy ... Mary Andrews
Donald Meek ... Sam Wellman
Jessie Ralph ... Aunt Martha Parker
Walter Kingsford ... Napoleon in Screen Test

George Montgomery ... Ronnie
Robert Lowery ... Bellboy
Hal K. Dawson ... Cargo, Wellman's Assistant
Jody Gilbert ... Swedish Maid
Gary Breckner ... Announcer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min | USA:86 min (FMC Library Print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (certificate #6047)

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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Biography: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Enjoyable little trifle from Linda Darnell's early phase based on her own true story..., 14 January 2009
6/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

The story of a hopeful young woman who wants to become a movie star is given rather clichéd treatment but still manages to be enjoyable fluff thanks to an excellent cast, all doing their best to make the film look better than it really is.

LINDA DARNELL is at her most beautiful as a young aspiring actress who has to wait awhile before she gets the big break that turns her into a movie star. JOHN PAYNE is her love interest, also an actor hoping to make it in Hollywood. Unfortunately, his role also is assigned some comic relief about a broken nose which becomes a running gag throughout the story. Nevertheless, Payne performs his chores in easy style.

The good supporting cast includes ROLAND YOUNG, CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD, DONALD MEEK,WILLIAM GARGAN--and in a bit part GEORGE MONTGOMERY.

Starts out realistically enough but soon becomes mired in a predictable script with too many Hollywood clichés thrown into the mix. But if you're a fan of Linda Darnell, don't miss this one. She's stunning.

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