Secrets of an Actress

1938 film by William Keighley

October 7, 1938 (1938-10-07)

Running time

70-71 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Secrets of an Actress is a romantic drama film directed by William Keighley, and starring Kay Francis, George Brent, and Ian Hunter in 1938. It is about a love triangle between a stage actress, her financial backer, and his friend.^[1]

Plot summary

Architects Dick Orr and Peter Snowden fall in love with actress Fay Carter and get involved in her show business aspirations.

Cast

Kay Francis as Fay Carter^[2]
George Brent as Dick Orr
Ian Hunter as Peter Snowden
Gloria Dickson as Carla Orr
Isabel Jeans as Marian Plantagenet
Penny Singleton as Miss Reid
Dennie Moore as Miss Blackstone
Selmer Jackson as Mr. Thompson
Herbert Rawlinson as Mr. Harrison
Emmett Vogan as Joe Spencer (as Emmet Vogan)
James B. Carson as Carstairs
George O'Hanlon as Flowers Delivery Boy (uncredited)

References

^ ""Secrets of Actress" at the Booker T." Washington Afro-American. 22 October 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ Kear, Lynn; Rossman, John (2016-03-30). The Complete Kay Francis Career Record: All Film, Stage, Radio and Television Appearances. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4766-0287-5.

External links

Secrets of an Actress at IMDb
Secrets of an Actress at the Internet Archive
Secrets of an Actress at the TCM Movie Database
Secrets of an Actress at AllMovie
Secrets of an Actress at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by William Keighley

The Match King (1932)
Ladies They Talk About (1933)
Easy to Love (1934)
Journal of a Crime (1934)
Big Hearted Herbert (1934)
Kansas City Princess (1934)
Dr. Monica (1934)
Babbitt (1934)
The Right to Live (1935)
G Men (1935)
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)
Special Agent (1935)
Stars Over Broadway (1935)
The Singing Kid (1936)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
The Green Pastures (1936)
God's Country and the Woman (1937)
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Varsity Show (1937)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Valley of the Giants (1938)
Secrets of an Actress (1938)
Brother Rat (1938)
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
The Fighting 69th (1940)
Torrid Zone (1940)
No Time for Comedy (1940)
Four Mothers (1941)
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
Target for Today (1944)
Honeymoon (1947)
The Street with No Name (1948)
Rocky Mountain (1950)
Close to My Heart (1951)
The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

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