Country: USA
Year: 1937
Duration: 92'
New York, 1937. In a women’s dormitory, the paths of a number of stage-struck girls cross. One of them is Terry; despite her lack of talent, she dreams of becoming an actress. So does Kay, who is very talented and determined to enter the world of theatre, in part for some economic stability. When auditions begin for a new play, Terry’s father, a rich and powerful man, steps in to get his daughter the leading role, so she will finally realize how hopeless she is and give up acting. Kay had already been given the role and this blow is too hard to bear: disappointed and distressed by this exclusion, she commits suicide. But her drastic gesture will have unimaginable consequences for Terry. Struck by her friend’s desperate reaction, she only overcomes the shock on the evening of her debut when, thanks to her intense emotion, she performs vibrantly and passionately. A successful future onstage awaits her.
Biography
film director
Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava (Towanda, PA, USA, 1892 - Malibu, CA, 1952) began working as the head of the production company International Film Service, specialized in short animated films. After the company closed down, he moved to Hollywood in the early 1920s, where he directed his first comedy shorts for the silver screen and later moved on to feature films. His masterpieces include My Man Godfrey (1938), a sophisticated comedy during the Great Depression, and 5th Ave Girl (1939). He was very active during the 1930s but greatly reduced his production during the 1940s, until he retired. His films have featured stars of the era, such as Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, William Powell and Carol Lombard.
FILMOGRAFIA
Feel My Pulse (Tastatemi il polso, mm, 1928), Half a Bride (Naufraghi dell’amore, mm, 1928), Symphony of Six Millions (Melodie della vita, 1932), The Half Naked Truth (La verità seminuda, 1932), Gallant Lady (Rinunzie, 1933), The Affairs of Cellini (Gli amori di Benvenuto Cellini, 1933), Private Worlds (Mondi privati, 1935), She Married Her Boss (Voglio essere amata, 1935), My Man Godfrey (L’impareggiabile Godfrey, 1938), Stage Door (Palcoscenico, 1937), 5th Ave Girl (La ragazza della quinta strada, 1939), Primrose Path (Piccolo porto, 1940), Unfinished Business (Quella notte con te, 1941), Lady in a Jam (Le stranezze di Jane Palmer, 1942).
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Gregory La Cava
soggetto/story
dall’omonima commedia di/from the play of the same title by Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Morrie Ryskind, Anthony Veiller
fotografia/cinematography
Robert De Grasse
montaggio/film editing
William Hamilton
scenografia/production design
Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark
costumi/costume design
Murile King
musica/music
Roy Webb, Hal Borne, Mort Greene
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Katharine Hepburn (Terry Randall), Ginger Rogers (Jean Maitland), Andrea Leeds (Kay Hamilton), Adolphe Menjou (Anthony Powell), Eve Arden (Eve), Annie Miller (Annie), Gail Patrick (Linda Shaw), Constance Collier (Catherine Luther)
produttore/producer
Pandro S. Bermamn
produzione/production
RKO
Gregory La Cava
soggetto/story
dall’omonima commedia di/from the play of the same title by Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Morrie Ryskind, Anthony Veiller
fotografia/cinematography
Robert De Grasse
montaggio/film editing
William Hamilton
scenografia/production design
Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark
costumi/costume design
Murile King
musica/music
Roy Webb, Hal Borne, Mort Greene
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Katharine Hepburn (Terry Randall), Ginger Rogers (Jean Maitland), Andrea Leeds (Kay Hamilton), Adolphe Menjou (Anthony Powell), Eve Arden (Eve), Annie Miller (Annie), Gail Patrick (Linda Shaw), Constance Collier (Catherine Luther)
produttore/producer
Pandro S. Bermamn
produzione/production
RKO
