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19385.7 / 10104 min
Comedy, Drama

Overview

Truly Great Entertainment - Great in theme...great in cast...and the great scalawag Charlie McCarthy

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the fact that she is his daughter from the press.

Cast

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

John Mannering

Andrea Leeds

Andrea Leeds

Kay Martin

George Murphy

George Murphy

Barry Paige

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Himself

Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Honey

Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Lydia Hoyt

Ernest Cossart

Ernest Cossart

Andrews, the Butler

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Joe, theatre prompter

Eve Arden

Eve Arden

Cora Phelps

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Lou Woodstock (uncredited)

Constance Moore

Constance Moore

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Frances Robinson

Frances Robinson

Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Eleanor Hansen

Eleanor Hansen

Stagestruck Girl (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

First Doctor (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Second Doctor (uncredited)

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Mr. Tucker (uncredited)

Rolfe Sedan

Rolfe Sedan

Fitter (uncredited)

Crauford Kent

Crauford Kent

Mr. Sinclair (uncredited)

Esther Ralston

Esther Ralston

Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Alphonse Martell

Park Plaza Maitre'd (uncredited)

May Boley

May Boley

Mrs. Meggs - the Landlady (uncredited)

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Backgammon Man (uncredited)

Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels

Kibitzer (uncredited)

Armand Kaliz

Armand Kaliz

Jules the Barber (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Charlotte in Play (uncredited)

Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead

Maud Raleigh - Park Plaza Gossip (uncredited)

Claire Whitney

Claire Whitney

Nurse Ryan (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Leonard Mudie

Critic (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Man in Audience (uncredited)

Crew

John M. Stahl

John M. Stahl

Director

Sheridan Gibney

Sheridan Gibney

Writer

Leonard Spigelgass

Leonard Spigelgass

Writer

Bernice Boone

Bernice Boone

Story

John M. Stahl

John M. Stahl

Producer

Ted J. Kent

Ted J. Kent

Editor

Charles Maynard

Charles Maynard

Editor

Jack Otterson

Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Vera West

Vera West

Costume Design

Karl Freund

Karl Freund

Director of Photography

Wally Kirkpatrick

Wally Kirkpatrick

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