Dramatic School
Dramatic School

Dramatic School

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1938
1h 20m
6.2(4 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

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.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

Luise Rainer

Louise Mauban

Luise Rainer
Acting

Paulette Goddard

Nana

Paulette Goddard
Acting

Alan Marshal

Marquis Andre D'Abbencourt

Alan Marshal
Acting

Lana Turner

Mado

Lana Turner
Acting

Genevieve Tobin

Gina Bertier

Genevieve Tobin
Acting

John Hubbard

Fleury

John Hubbard
Acting

Henry Stephenson

Pasquel Sr.

Henry Stephenson
Acting

Gale Sondergaard

Madame Therese Charlot

Gale Sondergaard
Acting

Melville Cooper

Boulin

Melville Cooper
Acting

Erik Rhodes

Georges Mounier

Erik Rhodes
Acting

Virginia Grey

Simone

Virginia Grey
Acting

Ann Rutherford

Yvonne

Ann Rutherford
Acting

Hans Conried

Ramy

Hans Conried
Acting

Rand Brooks

Pasquel Jr.

Rand Brooks
Acting

Jean Chatburn

Mimi

No Image
Acting

Marie Blake

Annette

Marie Blake
Acting

Cecilia Callejo

La Brasiliana

Cecilia Callejo
Acting

Margaret Dumont

Pantomime Teacher

Margaret Dumont
Acting

Frank Puglia

Alphonse

Frank Puglia
Acting

Dorothy Granger

Fat Girl

Dorothy Granger
Acting

Gino Corrado

Waiter (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
Acting

Dick Haymes

Student (uncredited)

Dick Haymes
Acting

Minerva Urecal

Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal
Acting

Barbara Weeks

Student (uncredited)

Barbara Weeks
Acting

Poppy Wilde

Nightclub Patron

Poppy Wilde
Acting

Leonard Mudie

Bishop Cauchon in "Joan of Arc" (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

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