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 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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