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What price fame for innocent beauties seeking careers in the theatre's spotlight!
6.5 / 10 IMDb December 9, 1938 1h 20m
Aspiring actress Louise Muban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. She daydreams and "acts" her way through life, and her fellow students at school begin to suspect her stories are just that - fabrications. After Louise begins to weave an actual meeting with a debonair playboy into a fantasy of club dates and romance, her classmate Nana discovers the lie when she too meets the playboy. Nana sets a trap for Louise, and the result is an end to one fantasy and the realization of another.
Director
Runtime
1h 20m
Release Date
December 9, 1938
Genre
Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast

Luise Rainer
as Louise Mauban

Paulette Goddard
as Nana

Alan Marshal
as Marquis Andre D'Abbencourt

Lana Turner
as Mado

Genevieve Tobin
as Gina Bertier

John Hubbard
as Fleury

Henry Stephenson
as Pasquel Sr.

Gale Sondergaard
as Madame Therese Charlot

Melville Cooper
as Boulin

Erik Rhodes
as Georges Mounier

Virginia Grey
as Simone

Ann Rutherford
as Yvonne

Hans Conried
as Ramy

Rand Brooks
as Pasquel Jr.
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Jean Chatburn
as Mimi

Marie Blake
as Annette

Cecilia Callejo
as La Brasiliana

Margaret Dumont
as Pantomime Teacher

Frank Puglia
as Alphonse

Dorothy Granger
as Fat Girl
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerAdvertisement
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