Comedy film "Curtain Call"(1940)Starring- Barbara Read, Alan Mowbray, Helen Vinson

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Curtain Call is a 1940 comedy, directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Barbara Read, Helen Vinson, Alan Mowbray and Donald MacBride. The film was followed by a sequel, Footlight Fever, released in 1941.

Plot

Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in the worst play they can find. The producer and director conspire to give the actress a dreadful role to play from the script of "The End of Everything". The plot to mislead the actress, however, backfires when she loves the role and gives a stellar performance, which turns the play into a hit.

Cast

Barbara Read as Helen Middleton
Alan Mowbray as Donald Avery
Helen Vinson as Charlotte Morley
Donald MacBride as Geoffrey "Jeff" Crandall
John Archer as Ted Palmer
Leona Maricle as Miss "Smitty" Smith, Crandall's secretary
Frank Faylen as Spike Malone
Tom Kennedy as Massage Attendant
Ralph Forbes as Leslie Barrivale
J. M. Kerrigan as Mr. Middleton
Ann Shoemaker as Mrs. Middleton
Tommy Kelly as Fred "Freddy" Middleton
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