Morning Glory (1933 film)

Dawn of Glory (Original Title: Morning Glory ) is an American film drama from 1933 with Katharine Hepburn. The screenplay is based on a play by Zoe Akins.

Action

The ambitious actress Eva Lovelace comes from Vermont to New York to get a role on Broadway. She learns at the producer Louis Easton actor Robert Harley Hedges know. She is impressed by his British accent and his eyes and ask him to instruct them in rhetoric. While Eva and Robert talk to Easton and the author Joseph Sheridan talk about the cast of Sheridan's new comedy " Blue Skies ". Easton wants Rita Vernon, which is under contract with him, the main role takes over. When Rita learns that Sheridan adapted a play by Ferenc Molnár, she wants to read the script. Sheridan is not convinced that Rita can take over the serious lead role. After Rita 's gone, presents Robert Eve. Although Sheridan finds the young actress charming and provocative, but Easton does not want anything to do with her.

Robert takes Eve with the opening ceremony of "Blue Skies", which is given in Easton's penthouse. Eva, who was given a small role in the comedy, is a small noise drinking at. She flirts with Easton and plays two small scenes from a Shakespeare play for him. Her rendition stir Sherdian, but Easton remains cool and distant. When Sheridan seeks out the next morning Easton, he is stunned to learn that Easton has slept with Eve, but now they want to get rid of. Sheridan admits Easton that he loved Eve. Eva leaves the penthouse, without paying attention to the feelings of men.

Several months later, standing at the opening of a new play. Again Sheridan is the author, and again Rita is the star. Confronted Shortly before Rita Easton with extortionate demands for the contract extension. Sheridan wants to Eva, who again plays a small role, occupying as the main role. Eva saves the performance. Easton she is looking into her dressing room. He wants to further her career, but he does not love her. Sheridan tells her that he loves her, but he is rejected by her gently. Eva is alone in her dressing room. Robert has a fallen Broadway star once called the Morning Glory, a flower that blooms bright, but faded quickly. Eva looks in the mirror and swears not to suffer the same fate.

Criticism

The Variety was that the film was not the happiest choice for Katherine Hepburn been. But it would be a strong representation.

Even Channel 4 showed restrained. Although Hepburn was charming, and they get major support from Fairbanks Jr. and Menjou, but the story is not unusual.

Awards

1934 Katharine Hepburn won the first of four Oscars in the category of Best Actress.

Background

The premiere took place on 16 August 1933.

Zoe Akins ' stage play on which the film is based, was listed in 1939 for a short time.

Entitled One day the door ( Stage Struck ) 1958 opens Sidney Lumet directed a remake with Henry Fonda and Susan Strasberg in the lead roles.

1933 in film Pandro S. Berman Merian C. Cooper Film score Bert Glennon Zoë Akins 6th Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Actress
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