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Dramatic School

Dramatic School

Dramatic School

Dramatic School

What price fame for innocent beauties seeking careers in the theatre's spotlight!

1938•1h 20m•

★6.5(7 ratings)

DramaRomance

Overview

Aspiring actress Louise Muban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. She daydreams and "acts" her way through life, and her fellow students at school begin to suspect her stories are just that - fabrications. After Louise begins to weave an actual meeting with a debonair playboy into a fantasy of club dates and romance, her classmate Nana discovers the lie when she too meets the playboy. Nana sets a trap for Louise, and the result is an end to one fantasy and the realization of another.

Director

Robert B. Sinclair

Writers

Ernest Vajda, Mary C. McCall, Jr.

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Main Cast

Luise Rainer

Luise Rainer

Louise Mauban

Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

Nana

Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal

Marquis Andre D'Abbencourt

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Mado

Genevieve Tobin

Genevieve Tobin

Gina Bertier

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

Fleury

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Pasquel Sr.

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Madame Therese Charlot

Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Boulin

Erik Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

Georges Mounier

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Simone

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Yvonne

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Robert B. Sinclair

Writing

Screenplay: Ernest Vajda
Screenplay: Mary C. McCall, Jr.
Theatre Play: Hans Székely
Theatre Play: Zoltan Egyed

Production

Producer: Mervyn LeRoy

Music & Sound

Sound Recordist: Douglas Shearer
Original Music Composer: Franz Waxman

Cinematography

Director of Photography: William H. Daniels

Editing

Editor: Fredrick Y. Smith

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Adrian

Keywords

jealousyplayboystruggling actoraspiring actorprofessional jealousy

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "What price fame for innocent beauties seeking careers in the theatre's spotlight!"

#2

The runtime is 80 minutes (1h 20m).

#3

The film was directed by Robert B. Sinclair.

#4

The screenplay was written by Ernest Vajda and Mary C. McCall, Jr..

#5

The score was composed by Franz Waxman.

#6

Cinematography was handled by William H. Daniels.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0030079.

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Rating

6.5/10

Good

7 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Dramatic School

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer