The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
Broadway matinee idol, Shakespearean actor Reginald Thorpe, is found dead in his dressing room on the eve of his departure for Hollywood. Thorpe's understudy, Tony Hill, is suspected, particularly in light of his skill with knives. Thorpe, however, was a lady's man who seems to have been involved in blackmailing one of his lovers.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Louis KingDirector
- Jack CunninghamWriter
- Charles LogueWriter
Cast
- Lloyd HughesTony Hill
- Dorothy SebastianIna Fontanne
- Ian KeithReginald Thorpe
- Natalie MoorheadMrs. Lawson
- Richard TuckerMr. Lawson
- Greta GranstedtCelia Adams
- John WayneReginald Thorpe as a corpse