The Great Profile (1940)
Overview
An alcoholic film star attempts a comeback. Director Walter Lang's 1940 comedy stars John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Anne Baxter, John Payne, Lionel Atwill and Edward Brophy.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.71 |
Directed By
Walter Lang
Crew
Walter Lang
Milton Sperling
Hilary Lynn
Darryl F. Zanuck
Ernest Palmer
Francis D. Lyon
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little
Travis Banton
TOP CAST
John Barrymore
Evans Garrick
Mary Beth Hughes
Sylvia Manners
Gregory Ratoff
Boris Mefoofsky
John Payne
Richard Lansing
Anne Baxter
Mary Maxwell
Lionel Atwill
Dr. Bruce
Edward Brophy
Sylvester
Willie Fung
Confucius
Joan Valerie
Understudy
Charles Lane
Director
Dorothy Dearing
Debutante
Marc Lawrence
Tony
Hal K. Dawson
Ticket Seller
William Pawley
Electrician
Eddie Dunn
Furniture Man
James Flavin
Detective
Paul Brochard
Acrobat
Ralph Brooks
Audience Extra
Robert Conway
Assistant Treasurer
Sidney De Gray
Critic
John Dilson
Doctor Perkins
George Dobbs
Reporter
John Elliott
Pop - Stage Doorman
John Hiestand
Announcer (voice)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Audience Extra
Arthur Stuart Hull
Herman
Bert Moorhouse
Audience Extra
William Newell
Reporter
The Pina Troupe
Acrobats
Russell Saunders
Member of Acrobatic Troupe
Robert Shaw
Reporter
Brick Sullivan
Repo Man
Stanley Taylor
Reporter
Billy Wayne
Reporter
Larry Wheat
Audience Extra
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