Dramatic School

"What price fame for innocent beauties seeking careers in the theatre's spotlight!"

Dec 9 1938 Approved 1h 20m
Drama, Romance

Aspiring actress Louise Muban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. She daydreams and "acts" her way through life, and her fellow students at school begin to suspect her stories are just that - fabrications. After Louise begins to weave an actual meeting with a debonair playboy into a fantasy of club dates and romance, her classmate Nana discovers the lie when she too meets the playboy. Nana sets a trap for Louise, and the result is an end to one fantasy and the realization of another.

Plot

Aspiring actress Louise Mauban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. She daydreams and "acts" her way through life, and her fellow students at school begin to suspect her stories are just that - fabrications. After Louise begins to weave an actual meeting with a debonair playboy into a fantasy of club dates and romance, her co-student Nana discovers the lie when she too meets the playboy. Nana sets a trap for Louise, and the result is an end to one fantasy and the realization of another.

Written by

Ernest Vajda, Mary C. McCall Jr., Hans Székely

Directed by

Robert B. Sinclair

Cast

Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard, Alan Marshal

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
513
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA