

Comedy · Romance
Overview
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
Top Cast


Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Beatrice Page
Ginger Rogers
Beatrice Page


William Holden
William Holden
Stanley Krown
William Holden
Stanley Krown


Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas
Harry Phillips
Paul Douglas
Harry Phillips


Pat Crowley
Pat Crowley
Clara Mootz
Pat Crowley
Clara Mootz


James Gleason
James Gleason
Eddie Woods
James Gleason
Eddie Woods


Jesse White
Jesse White
Willie
Jesse White
Willie


Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
Elderly Stage Actress
Marjorie Rambeau
Elderly Stage Actress


George Reeves
George Reeves
George Courtland
George Reeves
George Courtland


King Donovan
King Donovan
Playwright at Sardi's
King Donovan
Playwright at Sardi's


Vic Perrin
Vic Perrin
Stage Designer at Sardi's
Vic Perrin
Stage Designer at Sardi's
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Fiction short. Drama about a voice-over actress proficient in making noises which imitate household appliances in television advertisements. Seeking recognition as an artist she auditions for Hamlet but gives a recitation of the ‘to be or not to be’ to a roomful of household appliances which applaud her.

















