Comet Over Broadway (1938) | |
| Director(s) | Busby Berkeley, John Farrow (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Bryan Foy (associate uncredited), Hal B. Wallis (executive uncredited), Jack L. Warner (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Fame |
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Comet Over Broadway (1938) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Busby Berkeley and John Farrow and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner and Bryan Foy.
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On DVD: Kay Francis in Comet Over Broadway (1938)
By KC on May 11, 2018 From Classic MoviesNo actress gave the classic melodramatic weeper more depth than Kay Francis. In a genre crafted to manipulate emotions, she threw herself into the drama with such abandon that you can’t help forgiving her for working your tear ducts so relentlessly. Now on DVD from Warner Archive, Comet Over B... Read full article
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogEve Appleton (Kay Francis) has big dreams. She’s a working woman, tending the newspaper stand by day and performing in community theater by night, all while taking care of her husband Bill (John Litel) and daughter Jackie (Sybil Jason/Victoria Elizabeth Scott). But she wants more than just a ... Read full article
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogEve Appleton (Kay Francis) has big dreams. She’s a working woman, tending the newspaper stand by day and performing in community theater by night, all while taking care of her husband Bill (John Litel) and daughter Jackie (Sybil Jason/Victoria Elizabeth Scott). But she wants more than just a ... Read full article
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Facts about Comet Over Broadway
Both William Keighley and Edmund Goulding turned down the job of directing this movie, and Bette Davis refused to play the lead. Miriam Hopkins was originally cast in the lead, but was replaced by Kay Francis when she became ill. Janet Chapman was originally cast as "Jackie" but was replaced by Sybil Jason.
This was the first script that Broadway columnist-turned-film writer/producer Mark Hellinger worked on at Warner Brothers. When Bette Davis read the script, she snorted "Weak tea!" and refused to play the lead. She then accepted a role in The Sisters.
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