Academy Awards, USA 1938
| Nominee Oscar | Best Picture |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role Andrea Leeds | |
| Best Director Gregory La Cava | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Morrie Ryskind Anthony Veiller |
RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Gregory La Cava
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Bros.)
The setting is a New York boarding house for aspiring actresses. Newcomer Katherine Hepburn clashes with the others due to her fancy clothes and manners, especially her roommate Ginger Rogers. Influential producer Adolphe Menjou picks Rogers as his latest infatuation and offers her a part in a new production. Meanwhile, Hepburn's wealthy father secretly finances the production and coerces Menjou into hiring her, despite having no talent. Menjou takes the opportunity to try to seduce Hepburn, leading to an awkward confrontation with Rogers. Another boarding house resident, one with actual talent, gets spurned in the process and causes her to commit suicide. Hepburn subsequently gives an inspired performance in the play. Entertaining if contrived, with unrealistic portrayals and Hepburn at her most irritating.
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