Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
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6.2/10
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- Director
- Writers
- Milton Krims(original screenplay)
- Rowland Leigh(original screenplay)
- Julius J. Epstein(original screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Milton Krims(original screenplay)
- Rowland Leigh(original screenplay)
- Julius J. Epstein(original screenplay)
- Stars
Emmett Vogan
- Spenceras Spencer
- (as Emmet Vogan)
Brooks Benedict
- Dining Extraas Dining Extra
- (uncredited)
Jack Deery
- Waiteras Waiter
- (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
- Theater Usheras Theater Usher
- (uncredited)
George Ford
- Party Guestas Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
- Playgoeras Playgoer
- (uncredited)
- …
Eddie Graham
- Playgoeras Playgoer
- (uncredited)
- …
- Director
- Writers
- Milton Krims(original screenplay)
- Rowland Leigh(original screenplay)
- Julius J. Epstein(original screenplay)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaFay states she has $3,000 saved up when turning down the part in Carstair's play. That would equate to nearly $59,000 in 2021.
- GoofsAt the opening night of Fay's play "Springboard", pages from the program are shown to indicate the play's progress. The one for the second act reads: "Springboard, Act II, Interior Fay Carter's living room, next day." Fay Carter is the *actress*. Unless the character has the same name as the star, this was an error.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits show a woman's hands opening a locked diary, which when opened, displays the credits as the pages are flipped.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
- SoundtracksPlease Be Kind
(1938) (uncredited)
Music by Saul Chaplin
Played while Fran and Dick go over figures at lunch
Top review
Kay Francis Star Vehicle
Kay Francis stars as a minor actress who wants to make it on Broadway. She meets a bored architect (Ian Hunter) who has always wanted to produce a play. She has one. They team up and she becomes the toast of the Great White Way. But Hunter also has a partner (George Brent)and it's love at first sight. But he has a grasping wife (Gloria Dickson)....
Fast-paced with a lot of one liners, this little Warners film is fun from the getgo. Francis is, as always, a delight to watch. Brent and Hunter are solid. Dickson is suitably vile as the shrew wife. Isabel Jeans is very funny as Marion, playing a combination of Alice Brady and Eric Blore. The 2 secretaries are nicely played by Dennie Moore and Penny Singleton.
This was one of Kay's final film for Warners, and you'll note they had already demoted her to first billing but beneath the title. Her legal battles with the studio were front-page news in the late 30s. The studio put her in B films and then blamed her for slipping at the box office. Still, Francis had the last laugh; she turned in great performances even in the drek Warners gave her (while handing the plums to the new Warners queen, Bette Davis).
Fast-paced with a lot of one liners, this little Warners film is fun from the getgo. Francis is, as always, a delight to watch. Brent and Hunter are solid. Dickson is suitably vile as the shrew wife. Isabel Jeans is very funny as Marion, playing a combination of Alice Brady and Eric Blore. The 2 secretaries are nicely played by Dennie Moore and Penny Singleton.
This was one of Kay's final film for Warners, and you'll note they had already demoted her to first billing but beneath the title. Her legal battles with the studio were front-page news in the late 30s. The studio put her in B films and then blamed her for slipping at the box office. Still, Francis had the last laugh; she turned in great performances even in the drek Warners gave her (while handing the plums to the new Warners queen, Bette Davis).
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- Sep 18, 2008
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- Lovely Lady
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Secrets of an Actress (1938) officially released in Canada in English?
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