The Great Profile is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Gregory Ratoff and John Payne.[1]
| The Great Profile | |
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| Directed by | Walter Lang |
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| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck Raymond Griffith |
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| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Francis D. Lyon |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
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| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release date | August 30, 1940 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A famous actor, given to drink, nearly destroys the show, but his leading lady returns to save it. Meanwhile, a young girl tries to reform him.
Cast edit
- John Barrymore as Evans Garrick
- Mary Beth Hughes as Sylvia Manners
- Gregory Ratoff as Boris Mefoosky
- John Payne as Richard Lansing
- Anne Baxter as Mary Maxwell
- Lionel Atwill as Dr. Bruce
- Edward Brophy as Sylvester
- Willie Fung as Confucious
- Joan Valerie as Understudy
- Charles Lane as Director
- Marc Lawrence as Tony
- Hal K. Dawson as Ticket Seller
- William Pawley as Electrician
- Eddie Dunn as Furniture Man
- James Flavin as Detective
- Dorothy Dearing as Debutante
- John Dilson as Doctor Perkins
- John Elliott as Pop - Stage Doorman
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