Watch Curtain Call (1940) Official Trailer
Secrets of Show Business Hilariously Revealed!
7.3 / 10 IMDb April 18, 1940 1h 3m
Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in the worst play they can find.
Director
Runtime
1h 3m
Release Date
April 18, 1940
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
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
Tommy Kelly
as Freddy Middleton
Tom Kennedy
as Masseur
Byron Foulger
as Director of Medbury Theatre Group
Sarah Edwards
as Literary Committee Member
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Helena Phillips Evans
as Mrs. Masterson, The Landlady
Charlie Hall
as Second Waiter
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Paul Irving
as Critic In Dressing Room
Frank Mills
as Stagehand
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Edmund Mortimer
as Dressing Room Guest
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter Bringing Caviar
Production Companies
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