Secrets of an Actress (1938)

Interesting facts

Secrets of an Actress is a romantic drama film directed by William Keighley, and starring Kay Francis, George Brent, and Ian Hunter in 1938. It is about a love triangle between a stage actress, her financial backer, and his friend.

Production

Producer David Lewis was assigned to make the film which was a cheap vehicle for Kay Francis. Lewis wrote Warner Bros "had completely lost faith in her and wanted to get out of the contract as cheaply as possible.... She was on the shit list, particularly [Hal B.] Wallis’, so the budget was frugal, including wardrobe, and remember Kay wearing mainly her own clothes...

The original script written by Rowland Leigh was a remake of an old Warner Bros film. Milton Krims worked on it and then the Epstein twins were bought in.

According to Lewis, Francis "was always pleasant, but I often suspected she was lifting a bottle during production. The Picture came off smoothly, mainly because of [director William] Keighley, and the result was bland but acceptable, probably the best of Kay’s final pictures."

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