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1938 Comedy Drama 1h 44m

Letter of Introduction

"Truly Great Entertainment - Great in theme...great in cast...and the great scalawag Charlie McCarthy"

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the fact that she is his daughter from the press.

5.7 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Adolphe Menjou

John Mannering

Andrea Leeds

Kay Martin

George Murphy

Barry Paige

Edgar Bergen

Himself

Rita Johnson

Honey

Ann Sheridan

Lydia Hoyt

Ernest Cossart

Andrews, the Butler

Frank Jenks

Joe, theatre prompter

Eve Arden

Cora Phelps

Jonathan Hale

Lou Woodstock (uncredited)

Constance Moore

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Frances Robinson

Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Eleanor Hansen

Stagestruck Girl (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

First Doctor (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Second Doctor (uncredited)

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