Kim Novak is clearly out of her depth as legendary Broadway actress Jeanne Eagels, but one can't fault her for trying very hard. As this filmed biography gets under way, wide-eyed Eagels finds hers...
Kim Novak is clearly out of her depth as legendary Broadway actress Jeanne Eagels, but one can't fault her for trying very hard. As this filmed biography gets under way, wide-eyed Eagels finds herself stranded in a tank town by a smooth-talking traveling salesman. Carnival operator Sal Satori hires Eagels as a kootch dancer, but her ambition is to become a serious dramatic actress. When she and Sal reach New York, she signs up for acting lessons under the tutelage of a Mme. Neilson (Agnes Moorehead). Before long, Jeanne is understudying on Broadway, and in 1922 she takes audiences and critics by storm with her unforgettable portrayal of Sadie Thompson in Rain, a role she landed by ruthlessly double-crossing the actress originally slated for the part (Virginia Grey). When her rival commits suicide, the chastened Jeanne turns to booze and drugs to assuage her conscience. The real-life Jeanne Eagels died of narcotics addiction in 1929, a fact that the Hollywood version skims over. Eagels' family sued Columbia Pictures over the "distortions" offered in Jeanne Eagels.
Kim Novak - Jeanne Eagels Jeff Chandler - Sal Satori Agnes Moorehead - Mme. Neilson Charles Drake - John Donahue Larry Gates - Al Brooks Virginia Grey - Elsie Desmond Gene Lockhart - Equity Board President Joe de Santis - Frank Satori Murray Hamilton - Chick O'Hara Myrtle Anderson - Jeanne's Maid Beulah Archuletta - Mrs. Horn Eleanor Audley - Sob Sister Larry Blake Frank Borzage - Director Sheridan Comerate - Actor/Confederate Officer Walter Conrad Bill Couch, Jr. Lillian Culver - Equity Board woman Myna Cunard - Neilson Maid Giselle D'Arc - French Maid Michael Dante - Sgt. O'Hara Jules Davis - Mr. Horn George de Normand - Police Sergeant Paul de Rolf Frances Driver - Maid June C. Ellis - Mrs. Davidson Nanette Fabray - Teen Age Girl Myrna Fahey Sam Finn Richard Gaines - Judge Kenneth Gibson - Middle-Aged Man Lowell Gilmore - Rev. Dr. Davidson James Gonzales - Equity Man Raymond Greenleaf - Elderly Lawyer Richard Harrison - Cpl. Hodgson Whitey Haupt Judd Holdren - Actor Bob Hopkins - Reporter Brad Jackson - Young Man on Equity Board Eugene Jackson - Piccaninny Larry Larson Jennifer Lea - Young Ingenue at Equity Trial Hal LeSueur - Disgruntled Man George Lewis - Foreman Doris Lloyd - Mrs. Corliss Alyn Lockwood - Rosalie Satori Florence MacAfee - Mrs. McPhail Theo Marcuse - Dr. Richards Junius Matthews - Court Clerk Tom McKee - Police Lieutenant Joseph Mell - Kevin Carlyle Mitchell - Equity Spokesman Irving Mitchell - Lawyer Jimmy Murphy - Assistant Director George Neise - Jerry the Traveling Salesman Tom Nolan - Satori's Sons Gary Pagett - Wise Teenager Harry "Snub" Pollard - Quartermaster Bates Walter Ridge - Barker Cosmo Sardo Joy Stoner - Girl John Tarangelo - Pvt. Griggs Lee Trent - Leading Man on Equity Board Joe Turkel - Eddie Leon Tyler - Bellhop Jean Vachon - Middle-Aged Woman Helen Van Tuyl - Great Lady on Equity Board Ward Wood - Stage Manager Will Wright - Marshal
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