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| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Terry Randall | |
| Ginger Rogers | ... | Jean Maitland | |
| Adolphe Menjou | ... | Anthony Powell | |
| Gail Patrick | ... | Linda Shaw | |
| Constance Collier | ... | Miss Luther | |
| Andrea Leeds | ... | Kay Hamilton | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Henry Sims | |
| Lucille Ball | ... | Judith | |
| Franklin Pangborn | ... | Harcourt | |
| William Corson | ... | Bill | |
| Pierre Watkin | ... | Carmichael | |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Butch | |
| Frank Reicher | ... | Stage Director | |
| Jack Carson | ... | Mr. Milbanks | |
| Phyllis Kennedy | ... | Hattie | |
| Eve Arden | ... | Eve | |
| Ann Miller | ... | Annie | |
| Margaret Early | ... | Mary Lou | |
| Jean Rouverol | ... | Dizzy | |
| Elizabeth Dunne | ... | Mrs. Orcutt | |
| Norma Drury Boleslavsky | ... | Olga (as Norma Drury) | |
| Betty Jane Rhodes | ... | Ann (as Jane Rhodes) | |
| Peggy O'Donnell | ... | Susan | |
| Jan Wiley | ... | Madeline (as Harriett Brandon) | |
| Katharine Alexander | ... | Cast of Stage Play (as Katherine Alexander) | |
| Ralph Forbes | ... | Cast of Stage Play | |
| Mary Forbes | ... | Cast of Stage Play | |
| Huntley Gordon | ... | Cast of Stage Play | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Pamela Blake | ... | Actress (uncredited) | |
| Mary Bovard | ... | Bobby (uncredited) | |
| Lynton Brent | ... | Powell's Aide (uncredited) | |
| Hillary Brooke | ... | Photograph of 'Mrs. Powell' (uncredited) | |
| D'Arcy Corrigan | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Alison Craig | ... | Actress (uncredited) | |
| Laurie Douglas | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Lynn Gabriel | ... | Tony (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gardner | ... | Script Clerk (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gargan | ... | Dancing Instructor (uncredited) | |
| Diana Gibson | ... | Actress (uncredited) | |
| Frances Gifford | ... | Mary McGuire (uncredited) | |
| Lynda Grey | ... | Actress (uncredited) | |
| Ben Hendricks Jr. | ... | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Al Hill | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Vicki Joyce | ... | Actress (uncredited) | |
| Julie Kingdon | ... | Bernice Neimeyer, Dancing Instructor (uncredited) | |
| Theodore Kosloff | ... | Dancing Instructor (uncredited) | |
| Ada Leonard | ... | Actress (uncredited) | |
| Marie Marks | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Gerda Mora | ... | Dancing Instructor (uncredited) | |
| Philip Morris | ... | Announcer (uncredited) | |
| Edmund Mortimer | ... | Actor in Powell's Waiting Room (uncredited) | |
| Edgar Norton | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Marie Osborne | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Bob Perry | ... | Baggage Man (uncredited) | |
| Florence Reed | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Frances Reid | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Jack Rice | ... | Playwright (uncredited) | |
| Jack Richardson | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Fred Santley | ... | Dunkenfield (uncredited) | |
| Mary Jane Shower | ... | Actress (uncredited) | |
| Mary Louise Smith | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Larry Steers | ... | Theater Patron (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Mary Stewart | ... | Dancer / Singer (uncredited) | |
| Harry Strang | ... | Chauffeur (uncredited) | |
| Theodore von Eltz | ... | Ellsworth (uncredited) | |
| Max Wagner | ... | Baggage Man (uncredited) | |
| Crawford Weaver | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Cynthia Westlake | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Josephine Whittell | ... | Miss Arden, Powell's Secretary (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Gregory La Cava | (as Gregory LaCava) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Morrie Ryskind | (screenplay) and | |
| Anthony Veiller | (screenplay) | |
| Edna Ferber | (play) and | |
| George S. Kaufman | (play) | |
Produced by | |||
| Pandro S. Berman | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Roy Webb | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert De Grasse | (photographed by) (as Robert deGrasse) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| William Hamilton | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Van Nest Polglase | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Muriel King | (gowns) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mel Berns | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| James H. Anderson | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Carroll Clark | .... | associate art director | |
| Darrell Silvera | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| John L. Cass | .... | sound recordist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| John Miehle | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Roy Webb | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Patricia Doyle | .... | stand-in: Katharine Hepburn (uncredited) | |
| Hermes Pan | .... | choreographer (uncredited) | |
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Watch this movie, *any way* you can.
Seriously, you won't be disappointed.
It's a brilliant way to spend a couple of hours: where else would you get an all-star cast that would make your jaw drop today (Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Ann Miller etc. etc.), and a clever, witty script played to the hilt by the astounding cast?
The story is fairly simple: Terry Randall (Hepburn) moves into the Footlights Club to begin her career as an actress. Viewed as an odd cookie by the rest of the girls, her room-mate Jean (Rogers) especially, she starts to win them over until she wins the part belonging to Kaye (Andrea Leeds). Not wins, so much as given. It takes a tragedy to turn Terry into the actress she could be, and the friend she eventually becomes as she remains in the Footlights Club.
This film benefits from a truly amazing cast: Hepburn is glorious as Terry, an independent, in-your-face girl from the upper class, unsure why she's not liked by her new friends as she blithely (and unknowingly) talks down to them; but fiercely loyal and protective of them nonetheless. Witness Terry's outburst in Powell's office, or the way she puts Jean, much the worse for wine, to bed. Hepburn is truly great in her emotional scenes, when she is called to perform on stage despite the revelation she's received just beforehand.
Hepburn alone doesn't make the movie though (as she eventually does in lesser vehicles with less worthy co-stars). Ginger Rogers as Jean is a breath of fresh air. She's quirky, charming, and just generally appealing in her role, playing Jean with a wonderful confidence that bodes well for the character. You warm to Jean immediately. I love Rogers' drunken scenes with Menjou--ditzy yet sweet.
The supporting cast is fantastic as well, Lucille Ball never missing a chance to steal a scene or make a quip, Eve Arden fast on her heels. Andrea Leeds overacts a little, I think, but is generally good in her demanding role as Kaye--she does an excellent job on the staircase towards the end of the movie.
Absolutely A+. Everything Hollywood should be, was, and now isn't.