Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

69 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 3, 1938

Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

Comet Over Broadway

69 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 3, 1938

Comet Over Broadway
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Comet Over Broadway
Directors Busby Berkeley, John Farrow
Writers Fritz Falkenstein, Brewster Morse, Faith Baldwin, Frank Cavett, Mark Hellinger, Robert Buckner

Cast

Kay Francis

as Eve Appleton

Ian Hunter

as Bert Ballin

John Litel

as Bill Appleton

Donald Crisp

as Grant

Minna Gombell

as Tim Adams

Sybil Jason

as Jackie

Melville Cooper

as Emerson

Ian Keith

as Wilton Banks

Leona Maricle

as Janet Eaton

Ray Mayer

as Brogan

Vera Lewis

as Mrs. Appleton

Nat Carr

as Haines

Chester Clute

as Willis

Edward McWade

as Harvey

Clem Bevans

as Benson

Dorothy Comingore

as Mrs. McDermott

Jack Mower

as Hotel Manager

Jack Wise

as Stage Manager

Maurice Costello

as Actor at Dress Rehearsal (uncredited)

Susan Hayward

as Amateur Actress (uncredited)

Barry Nelson

as Garage mechanic (uncredited)

Fern Barry

as Amateur Actress (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

as English Porter (uncredited)

Raymond Brown

as Trial Judge (uncredited)

Allan Cavan

as Prison Official (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

as Burlesque Comic (uncredited)

Alice Connors

as Amateur Actress (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

as Train Porter (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

as Amateur Actor (uncredited)

Edgar Edwards

as Walter (uncredited)

Jerry Fletcher

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Kay Gordon

as First Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Valerie Hall

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Jan Holm

as Helen Sherman - Ticket Booth Girl (uncredited)

Mitchell Ingraham

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Jessie May Jackson

as Second Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Owen King

as First Actor (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

as Pete - Court Officer (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

as Sam - Cleaning Man (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Officer Bringing Bill to Prison (uncredited)

Frank Orth

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Victoria Elizabeth Scott

as Jackie - Age 1½ Years (uncredited)

Charles Seel

as Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Janet Shaw

as Janet's Dining Companion (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

as Doctor (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Leo White

as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)