''Secrets of an Actress'' is a romantic drama film directed by

William Keighley William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889 – June 24, 1984) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director. Career After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s ...

, and starring

Kay Francis Kay Francis (born Katharine Edwina Gibbs; January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 an ...

George Brent George Brent (born George Brendan Nolan; 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. He is best remembered for the eleven films he made with Bette Davis, which included '' Jezebel'' and '' Dark Victo ...

, and Ian Hunter in 1938. It is about a love triangle between a stage actress, her financial backer, and his friend.

Plot summary

Architects Dick Orr and Peter Snowden fall in love with actress Fay Carter and get involved in her show business aspirations.

Cast

as Fay Carter *

as Dick Orr * Ian Hunter as Peter Snowden *

Gloria Dickson Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s. Early years Born in Pocatello, Idaho, Dickson was the daughter of a banker. After her father's dea ...

as Carla Orr *

Isabel Jeans Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 1985) was an English stage and film actress known for her roles in several Alfred Hitchcock films and her portrayal of Aunt Alicia in the 1958 musical film '' Gigi''. Early life and career Bo ...

as Marian Plantagenet *

Penny Singleton Penny Singleton (born Mariana Dorothy McNulty, September 15, 1908 – November 12, 2003) was an American actress, singer, dancer and labor leader. During her 60-year career on stage, screen, radio and television, Singleton appeared as the ...

as Miss Reid *

Dennie Moore Dennie Moore (born Florence Moore; December 30, 1902 – February 22, 1978) was an American film and stage actress. Early life Moore was born in New York City on December 30, 1902, to immigrant parents of Scottish and Irish descent. She wa ...

as Miss Blackstone * Selmer Jackson as Mr. Thompson *

Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...

as Mr. Harrison * Emmett Vogan as Joe Spencer (as Emmet Vogan) * James B. Carson as Carstairs * George O'Hanlon as Flowers Delivery Boy (uncredited)

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* * * * 1938 films American black-and-white films Films directed by William Keighley Films scored by Heinz Roemheld 1938 romantic drama films Warner Bros. films American romantic drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub