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Morning Glory

Morning Glory

A drama fired with Hepburn's blazing genius!

19336.11h 14m

Overview

Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?

Directed by Lowell Sherman
Written by Howard J. Green, Zoë Akins
Produced by Pandro S. Berman
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Top Cast

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Eva Lovelace

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Joseph Sheridan

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Louis Easton

Mary Duncan

Mary Duncan

Rita Vernon

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

Hedges

Don Alvarado

Don Alvarado

Pepi

Fred Santley

Fred Santley

Seymour

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

Henry Lawrence

Tyler Brooke

Tyler Brooke

Charles Van Duesen

Geneva Mitchell

Geneva Mitchell

Miss Hall

Themes & Keywords

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About Morning Glory

Morning Glory is a drama, romance film released in 1933 exploring themes of mentor, diva, seduction, ambition, unrequited love, theatrical producer. Directed by Lowell Sherman, it stars Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou. Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?

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