Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

XoWizIama Excellent adaptation.

Suman Roberson It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

mark.waltz 1938 marked Kay Francis's entrance into B films, making nearly a dozen of them during her last two years at Warner Brothers. This standard romantic drama wasn't anything new, but thanks to Kay, George Brent and Ian Hunter, it is an enjoyable time passer with amusing moments of comedy interspersed with the soapy main plot. So like the title says, Kay's an actress, turning down touring companies and settled in for a hopeful Broadway hit. Producer Hunter is in love with her and pushes her with the money men for a leading part. Investor George Brent, who has no interest in Broadway in general, isn't thrilled by her, but after a few tense meetings, they begin to fall in love. However, Brent has an estranged wife (Gloria Dickson) who won't let him go, so Francis turns to Hunter for comfort.Getting the bulk of the funny lines, glamorous Isabel Jeans plays Kay's dipsomaniac best friend who really has no involvement in the plot but steals the film anyway. Dickson has no real reason to hang onto Brent other than to creat a plot complications, and there are insinuations that they married simply for fun, not love. The three stars help raise this above mediocrity simply through their elegance, aided by some lavish art direction. Without them, this would have been just another B women's picture with a very ordinary plot that on its own is not really all that exciting.

dougdoepke An urban architect along with his married partner get caught up in a romantic triangle with an ambitious Broadway actress.Professionally done programmer that unfortunately fails to ignite. Frankly, the leads, Francis, Brent, and Hunter, go through the motions, but the men in particular don't project much emotion. Francis, on the other hand, lights things up with her smile and A-grade wardrobe. But she too doesn't go much beyond an indelible presence. Fortunately, supporting players Dickson, Jeans, and Singleton manage to inject needed verve and color.So, will the tangled relationships get straightened out by movie's end. Silly question. Too bad the film wasn't made before the deadening Production Code (1934). That way some real secrets might have been revealed. Instead, I'm pressed to pinpoint even one titillating faux pas. Looks like the title was little more than a commercial ploy. Anyway, the dialog is occasionally sprightly while director Keighley keeps things moving. Overall, the 70-minutes amounts to a cranked-out professional product with a highly misleading title.

marciakmirage In light of some pretty corny stuff from "way back when" AND from 2016, this film took me by surprise! Kay Francis, whom I'd never thought of as attractive, was absolutely gorgeous, and the costuming (not mentioned in any user review here) is fabulous. And so was the way she wore them. She played a strong, ambitious woman -- thank you, screen writers -- who ultimately got what she wanted (a rarity in those days: it wasn't a husband), and succeeded because she was smart w/out being hard, charming w/o being silly, and a fine actress in the opening "audition" scene. The pace was terrific, plus I kept finding myself laughing out loud -- not at the dated girlfriend's routines (ugh -- annoyingly overacted and hammy) but by the unexpected frequent quips in the repartee, particularly between the two main male characters; 'I'll send you an icicle from Norway" instead of "I'll send you a postcard?" Continually unexpected and original, and for those days, realistically acted. My 9 instead of 10: the point I deducted was for the Plantaganet gal's hamming.Low key makes plot points & fits a team's acting. Timing is everything -- the film is well paced,and delightful. And Francis has chops! Looking back, ahead of its time in acting style AND clothing.

atlasmb Secrets of an Actress never reveals any secrets worth knowing.Two men who are very good friends are in love with the same star (Kay Francis). The story treats Ms. Francis like a yo-yo, tearing her from one man's arms, then from the other's.She is the "prize" in this film. It centers on her, making the two men appear not so valuable, as love objects. And, as a result, it makes Ms. Francis's decision feel somewhat unimportant, though it is what the film revolves around. Their little courtship dances grow wearisome by the end of the film.You might wonder why Kay doesn't just choose the man she truly loves. The story sets up a "straw man" of an argument to keep the lovers apart just so it can later knock it down. I couldn't invest much emotion in the issues of our three protagonists.