Play Girl
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Play Girl is a 1941
film of the romantic comedy genre, starring Kay Francis
as an aging gold digger who decides to pass on her skills to a young protegée.
1941 in film
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.-Top grossing films :-Academy Awards:...
film of the romantic comedy genre, starring Kay Francis
Kay Francis
Kay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress...
as an aging gold digger who decides to pass on her skills to a young protegée.
Cast
- Kay Francis as Grace Herbert
- James Ellison as Thomas Elwood Dice
- Mildred Coles as Ellen Daley, Grace's student
- Nigel BruceNigel BruceWilliam Nigel Ernle Bruce , best known as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor on stage and screen. He was best known for his portrayal of Doctor Watson in a series of films and in the radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...
as William McDonald Vincent, one of Grace's former conquests - Margaret HamiltonMargaret HamiltonMargaret Hamilton was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz...
as Josie, Grace's longtime assistant and confidante - Katharine AlexanderKatharine AlexanderKatharine Alexander was an American actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1930 and 1951.She was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and died in Tryon, North Carolina. She was one eighth Cherokee Indian...
as Mrs. Dice - G. P. Huntley as Van Payson (as George P. Huntley)
- Kane RichmondKane RichmondKane Richmond was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly appearing in cliffhangers and serials...
as Don Shawhan - Stanley AndrewsStanley AndrewsStanley Andrews was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program Little Orphan Annie and later as "The Old Ranger", the host of Death Valley Days.-Early life:...
as Joseph Shawhan - Selmer Jackson as Fred Dice
- Marek Windheim as Dr. Alonso Corivini