Letter of Introduction (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.
Director: John M. Stahl
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Adolphe Menjou as John Mannering |
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Andrea Leeds as Kay Martin |
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George Murphy as Barry Paige |
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Edgar Bergen as Himself |
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Rita Johnson as Honey |
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Ann Sheridan as Lydia Hoyt |
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Ernest Cossart as Andrews, the Butler |
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Frank Jenks as Joe, theatre prompter |
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Eve Arden as Cora Phelps |
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Jonathan Hale as Lou Woodstock (uncredited) |
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Constance Moore as Autograph Seeker (uncredited) |
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Frances Robinson as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) |
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Eleanor Hansen as Stagestruck Girl (uncredited) |
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Theodore von Eltz as First Doctor (uncredited) |
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Frank Reicher as Second Doctor (uncredited) |
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Richard Tucker as Mr. Tucker (uncredited) |
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Rolfe Sedan as Fitter (uncredited) |
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Crauford Kent as Mr. Sinclair (uncredited) |
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Esther Ralston as Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited) |
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Alphonse Martell as Park Plaza Maitre'd (uncredited) |
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May Boley as Mrs. Meggs - the Landlady (uncredited) |
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William B. Davidson as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited) |
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Bill Elliott as Backgammon Man (uncredited) |
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Mark Daniels as Kibitzer (uncredited) |
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Armand Kaliz as Jules the Barber (uncredited) |
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Doris Lloyd as Charlotte in Play (uncredited) |
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Natalie Moorhead as Maud Raleigh - Park Plaza Gossip (uncredited) |
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Claire Whitney as Nurse Ryan (uncredited) |
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Leonard Mudie as Critic (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Man in Audience (uncredited) |
| Directing | John M. Stahl | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera West | Costume Design |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Leonard Spigelgass | Writer |
| Editing | Charles Maynard | Editor |
| Production | John M. Stahl | Producer |
| Writing | Sheridan Gibney | Writer |
| Editing | Ted J. Kent | Editor |
| Art | Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Writing | Bernice Boone | Story |
| Camera | Karl Freund | Director of Photography |
| Art | Wally Kirkpatrick | Props |