Backdrop

Letter of Introduction

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.

1938 |1h 44m |  Comedy, Drama

Cast

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Adolphe Menjou

John Mannering

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Andrea Leeds

Kay Martin

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George Murphy

Barry Paige

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Edgar Bergen

Himself

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Rita Johnson

Honey

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Ann Sheridan

Lydia Hoyt

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Ernest Cossart

Andrews, the Butler

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Frank Jenks

Joe, theatre prompter

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Eve Arden

Cora Phelps

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Jonathan Hale

Lou Woodstock (uncredited)

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Constance Moore

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

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Frances Robinson

Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

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Eleanor Hansen

Stagestruck Girl (uncredited)

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Theodore von Eltz

First Doctor (uncredited)

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Frank Reicher

Second Doctor (uncredited)

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Richard Tucker

Mr. Tucker (uncredited)

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Rolfe Sedan

Fitter (uncredited)

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Crauford Kent

Mr. Sinclair (uncredited)

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Esther Ralston

Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)

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Alphonse Martell

Park Plaza Maitre'd (uncredited)

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May Boley

Mrs. Meggs - the Landlady (uncredited)

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William B. Davidson

Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)

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Bill Elliott

Backgammon Man (uncredited)

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Mark Daniels

Kibitzer (uncredited)

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Armand Kaliz

Jules the Barber (uncredited)

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Doris Lloyd

Charlotte in Play (uncredited)

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Natalie Moorhead

Maud Raleigh - Park Plaza Gossip (uncredited)

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Claire Whitney

Nurse Ryan (uncredited)

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Leonard Mudie

Critic (uncredited)

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Carl M. Leviness

Man in Audience (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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