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| *] as Joseph Sheridan | *] as Joseph Sheridan | ||
| *] as Louis Easton | *] as Louis Easton | ||
| *[[Mary Duncan as Rita Vernon | *] as Rita Vernon | ||
| *] as Robert Harley "Bob" Hedges | *] as Robert Harley "Bob" Hedges | ||
| *] as Pepi Velez | *] as Pepi Velez | ||
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*Fred Santley as Will Seymour, Easton's assistant | ||
| *] as Henry Lawrence, theatrical critic | *] as Henry Lawrence, theatrical critic | ||
| *] as Charley Van Duesen | *] as Charley Van Duesen | ||
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| *] as Nellie Navarre, wardrobe woman | *] as Nellie Navarre, wardrobe woman | ||
| *] as Roberts, Easton's Butler ''(uncredited)'' | *] as Roberts, Easton's Butler ''(uncredited)'' | ||
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*Mildred Washington as Emma, Rita Vernon's dresser ''(uncredited)'' | ||
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1933 American film| Morning Glory | |
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| File:Morning-glory-1933.jpgTheatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lowell Sherman |
| Written by | Howard J. Green Zoe Akins (play) |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | Katharine Hepburn Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Adolphe Menjou |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Edited by | William Hamilton |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date | August 18, 1933 (1933-08-18) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Morning Glory is a 1933 pre-Code American drama film which tells the story of an eager but unstable would-be actress whose good looks draw more attention than her acting. It stars Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Adolphe Menjou. The movie was adapted by Howard J. Green from the play by Zoe Akins. It was directed by Lowell Sherman. Katharine Hepburn won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for this movie. Morning Glory was remade as Stage Struck in 1958.
Plot
Eva Lovelace (Hepburn) is a small town theater performer who hopes to make it big in Broadway. She goes to auditions and tries to get a role in an upcoming play that would help her make it to the big time. While there, several other actresses auditioning make the cut and they cast them and not her since they have a lot more experience on stage than her. A theater coach (Menjou), whom she meets while auditions agrees to give her acting and theater coach lessons.
She later meets Joseph Sheridan (Fairbanks), who later agrees to give her a small part in their upcoming broadway play. Later in the film, just as the play is about to begin, the star of the show Rita Vernon (Mary Duncan), a blond theater star, starts making demands for certain amounts of money in a contract she wants and when they can't meet her demands for a contract and more money, she storms off the set and the show is without a star. The production crew frantically tries to find a replacement. As a last resort, they choose Eva Lovelace to play the star of the show, she gets her big break. She quickly rehearses her lines and makes an excellent debut as a star.
Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Eva Lovelace
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Joseph Sheridan
- Adolphe Menjou as Louis Easton
- Mary Duncan as Rita Vernon
- C. Aubrey Smith as Robert Harley "Bob" Hedges
- Don Alvarado as Pepi Velez
- Fred Santley as Will Seymour, Easton's assistant
- Richard Carle as Henry Lawrence, theatrical critic
- Tyler Brooke as Charley Van Duesen
- Geneva Mitchell as Gwendoline Hall
- Helen Ware as Nellie Navarre, wardrobe woman
- Robert Adair as Roberts, Easton's Butler (uncredited)
- Mildred Washington as Emma, Rita Vernon's dresser (uncredited)
- Cast notes
- John Carradine has an uncredited bit part in the film.
Radio Production
In October, 1942, Lux Radio Theatre broadcast a radio play of the film. It starred Judy Garland as Eva Lovelace and Adolphe Menjou reprising his role of Louis Easton. Garland performed the song I'll Remember April on the broadcast.
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