Hotel for Women (or Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women) is a 1939 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, and James Ellison. It was Darnell's screen debut.[1][2] As work published in 1939, it will enter the American public domain in 2035 following its renewal in 1967.[3]
| Hotel for Women | |
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_Poster.jpg) Poster by Bradshaw Crandell | |
| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Music by | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
Release date | August 4, 1939 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
When she is jilted by her boyfriend, a young woman is encouraged to become a model by the women at the hotel where she is staying.
Cast edit
- Linda Darnell as Marcia Bromley
- James Ellison as Jeff Buchanan
- Ann Sothern as Eileen Connelly
- Jean Rogers as Nancy Prescott
- Lynn Bari as Barbara Hunter
- June Gale as Joan Mitchell
- Joyce Compton as Emeline Thomas
- Elsa Maxwell as Mrs. Tilford
- John Halliday as John Craig
- Kay Aldridge as Melinda Craig
- Alan Dinehart as Stephen Gates
- Sidney Blackmer as McNeil
- Amanda Duff as Receptionist
- Ruth Terry as Craig's Receptionist
- Chick Chandler as Ben Ritchie
Production edit
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright.
References edit
- ^ Davis p.46
- ^ "Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women". AFI Catalof of Feature Films. afi.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Catalog of copyright entries. Ser.3 pt.12-13 v.20-23 1966-1969 Motion Pictures. Library of Congress. 1969.
Bibliography edit
- Davis, Ronald L. Hollywood Beauty: Linda Darnell and the American Dream. University of Oklahoma Press, 2014.
External links edit
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