Curtain Call
Secrets of Show Business Hilariously Revealed!
1940 · 1h 3m · Approved
Comedy
Directed by
Frank Woodruff
Overview
Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in the worst play they can find.
Director and cast
- Frank Woodruff Director
- Barbara Read as Helen Middleton
- Alan Mowbray as Donald Avery
- Donald MacBride as Jeff Crandall
- Helen Vinson as Charlotte Morley
- John Archer as Ted Palmer
- Leona Maricle as Miss 'Smitty' Smith, Crandall's Secretary
- Frank Faylen as Spike Malone
- Ralph Forbes as Leslie Barrivale
- Ann Shoemaker as Mrs. Middleton
- J.M. Kerrigan as Mr. Middleton
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