Secrets of an Actress

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Secrets of an Actress
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Directed by William Keighley
Written by Julius J. Epstein
Milton Krims
Rowland Leigh
Charles Kenyon (uncredited)
Mary C. McCall, Jr. (uncredited)
Produced by David Lewis (uncredited)
Starring Kay Francis
George Brent
Ian Hunter
Cinematography Sidney Hickox
Edited by Owen Marks
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • October 7, 1938 (1938-10-07)
Running time
70-71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Secrets of an Actress is a romantic drama film directed by William Keighley, and starring Kay Francis, George Brent, and Ian Hunter in 1938. It is about a love triangle between a stage actress, her financial backer, and his friend. [1]

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Plot summary

Architects Dick Orr and Peter Snowden fall in love with actress Fay Carter and get involved in her show business aspirations.

Cast

Production

Producer David Lewis was assigned to make the film which was a cheap vehicle for Kay Francis. Lewis wrote Warner Bros "had completely lost faith in her and wanted to get out of the contract as cheaply as possible.... She was on the shit list, particularly [Hal B.] Wallis’, so the budget was frugal, including wardrobe, and remember Kay wearing mainly her own clothes... Kay couldn’t have cared less; she wanted her money and was prepared to do anything to get it." [3]

The original script written by Rowland Leigh was a remake of an old Warner Bros film. Milton Krims worked on it and then the Epstein twins were bought in. [4]

According to Lewis, Francis "was always pleasant, but I often suspected she was lifting a bottle during production. The Picture came off smoothly, mainly because of [director William] Keighley, and the result was bland but acceptable, probably the best of Kay’s final pictures." [5]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ ""Secrets of Actress" at the Booker T." Washington Afro-American . October 22, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ Kear, Lynn; Rossman, John (March 30, 2016). The Complete Kay Francis Career Record: All Film, Stage, Radio and Television Appearances. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN   978-1-4766-0287-5.
  3. ↑ Lewis p 138
  4. ↑ Lewis pp 138-139
  5. ↑ Lewis p 139
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