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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Kay Francis | ... | Stella Parish | |
| Ian Hunter | ... | Keith Lockridge | |
| Paul Lukas | ... | Stephan Norman | |
| Sybil Jason | ... | Gloria Parish | |
| Jessie Ralph | ... | Nana | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | Clifton Jeffords | |
| Eddie Acuff | ... | Dimmie | |
| Joe Sawyer | ... | Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer) | |
| Walter Kingsford | ... | Reeves | |
| Harry Beresford | ... | James | |
| Robert Strange | ... | Jed Duffy | |
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Stella Parish, star of the London stage, keeps her private life a secret. After an opening night triumph, her mysterious past catches up with her and she vanishes before the after-party. When Ms. Parish doesn't show up, Keith Lockridge, an ace newspaper reporter, at first assumes it to be a publicity stunt. But producer Stephan Norman receives word that Stella is leaving the country. Lockridge is able to track Stella to a ship bound for America, where she is traveling under a false name and wearing a disguise. Aboard the ship Lockridge befriends Stella and her young daughter Gloria. In New York he becomes very close to Stella (now without the disguise) and Gloria, all the while digging up the details of Stella's sordid past. Stella confesses her love for Lockridge after he's already wired his story to his newspaper. With the truth out in the open, Stella sends Gloria to be raised abroad while she exploits her notorious reputation onstage. Sorry for the mess he's made, Lockridge does ... Written by Jimmy L.
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show within a show | male female relationship | secret | unrequited love | new york city |Taglines:
A GLORIOUS ROMANCE THAT FLAMED WITH BRILLIANT INTENSITY! (original print ad - all caps)Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 November 1935 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Judas Tree See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Keith Lockridge: Nothing's like anyone till after they've done it.
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(1891) (uncredited)
aka "Knock'd 'em in the Old Kent Road"
Music by Charles Ingle
Lyrics by Albert Chevalier
Sung by the patrons in the pub
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This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Tucson Wednesday 28 November 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9); it first aired in Portland OR Tuesday 29 January 1957 on KLOR (Channel 12), in Columbus Tuesday 25 June 1957 on WTVN (Channel 6), and in Bloomington IN Wednesday 4 September 1957 on WTTV (Channel 4). See more »Quotes
Stephen Norman: But this isn't *like* her.Keith Lockridge: Nothing's like anyone till after they've done it.
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aka "Knock'd 'em in the Old Kent Road"
Music by Charles Ingle
Lyrics by Albert Chevalier
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I Found Stella Parish masterfully engages the viewer. It is very stylized hokum, but yet it is sincere and rather poignant. Kay Francis plays an actress with a secret past that involves having given birth to a child out of wedlock. Taking a break from her stage career, she decides to focus on her role as a mother and travels incognito with her daughter, played by Sybil Jason. It's a nice bit of casting, and their performances nicely complement each other.
Three years later, Warners would reunite Francis and Jason on screen in Comet Over Broadway. Once again, they are mother and daughter, and once again Miss Francis is an actress.