Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 5, 1938

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the fact that she is his daughter from the press.

Letter of Introduction

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 5, 1938

Letter of Introduction
An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the fact that she is his daughter from the press.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Letter of Introduction
Directors John M. Stahl
Writers Bernice Boone, Sheridan Gibney, Leonard Spigelgass

Cast

Adolphe Menjou

as John Mannering

Andrea Leeds

as Kay Martin

Eve Arden

as Cora Phelps

Ann Sheridan

as Lydia Hoyt

George Murphy

as Barry Paige

Edgar Bergen

as Himself

Rita Johnson

as Honey

Ernest Cossart

as Andrews, the Butler

Frank Jenks

as Joe, theatre prompter

Jonathan Hale

as Lou Woodstock

Constance Moore

as Autograph Seeker

Frances Robinson

as Hatcheck Girl

Eleanor Hansen

as Stagestruck Girl