When a naively innocent, aspiring actress arrives on the Broadway scene, she is taken under the wing of several theater veterans who mentor her to ultimate success..
Is it worth the watch? If you have a soft spot for pre-code era dramatics and Katharine Hepburn just vibrating with sheer, unadulterated ambition, then yeah, dig in. It’s not a perfect movie by any stretch. If you find theatrical acting from the thirties exhausting, or if you need a plot that actually makes sense for t...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lowell Sherman
F. Martin Thornton
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have a soft spot for pre-code era dramatics and Katharine Hepburn just vibrating with sheer, unadulterated ambition, then yeah, dig in. It’s not a perfect movie by any stretch. If you find theatrical acting from the thirties exhausting, or if you need a plot that actually makes sense for the full runtime, you’re gonna have a bad time. It feels a bit like watching a prototype for movies like A Yankee Princess or even those later, polished backstage musicals. It’s go..."
Howard J. Green, Zoe Akins
United States
