The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
143 audience votes
Key crew
- Gregory La CavaDirector
- Anthony VeillerScreenplay
- Morrie RyskindScreenplay
Cast
- Katharine HepburnTerry Randall
- Ginger RogersJean Maitland
- Adolphe MenjouAnthony Powell
- Gail PatrickLinda Shaw
- Constance CollierMiss Luther
- Andrea LeedsKay Hamilton
- Samuel S. HindsHenry Sims
- Lucille BallJudith
- Franklin PangbornHarcourt
- William CorsonBill
- Pierre WatkinCarmichael
- Grady SuttonButch
Stills
Themes
roommatesbased on play or musicalboarding houseproducerauditionstage play