Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction
Release: 1938-08-05
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 5.7
Comedy
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Cast
Adolphe Menjou
as John Mannering
Andrea Leeds
as Kay Martin
George Murphy
as Barry Paige
Edgar Bergen
as Himself
Rita Johnson
as Honey
Ann Sheridan
as Lydia Hoyt
Ernest Cossart
as Andrews, the Butler
Frank Jenks
as Joe, theatre prompter
Eve Arden
as Cora Phelps
Jonathan Hale
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Constance Moore
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Frances Robinson
as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen
as Stagestruck Girl (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
as First Doctor (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
Richard Tucker
as Mr. Tucker (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
as Fitter (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
as Mr. Sinclair (uncredited)
Esther Ralston
as Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
as Park Plaza Maitre'd (uncredited)
May Boley
as Mrs. Meggs - the Landlady (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as Mr. Raleigh (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
as Backgammon Man (uncredited)
Mark Daniels
as Kibitzer (uncredited)
Armand Kaliz
as Jules the Barber (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
as Charlotte in Play (uncredited)
Natalie Moorhead
as Maud Raleigh - Park Plaza Gossip (uncredited)
Claire Whitney
as Nurse Ryan (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
as Critic (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
