"An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top."
Miriam Hopkins
as Mrs. Leslie Carter
Claude Rains
as David Belasco
Richard Ainley
as Lou Payne
Laura Hope Crews
as Mrs. Dudley
Helen Westley
as Mrs. 'Ma' Frazier
John Litel
as Charles Bryant
Mona Barrie
as Mrs. Hilda Brooks
Victor Jory
as Mr. Clifton
Cecil Kellaway
as Mr. Chapman
Fritz Leiber
as Mr. Foster
Johnny Russell
as Dudley Carter
Selmer Jackson
as Henry DeMille
May Boley
as Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
Maurice Cass
as Scenic Artist (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
James Conaty
as Actor at Rehearsal (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as Stock Company Manager (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Mother in Miss Humbert's office (uncredited)
Huntley Gordon
as Actor Playing John (uncredited)
William Gould
as Police Sergeant on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
as Man in Audience Shouting to Give Mrs. Carter a Chance (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
as Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
John Hamilton
as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
Russell Hicks
as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
Halliwell Hobbes
as Divorce Judge (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Policeman on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
William Hopper
as Lyceum Theater Attendant (uncredited)
Roger Imhof
as Pat - the Lamplighter (uncredited)
Paul Irving
as Mr. Krantz (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
as Mr. Frank Harper (uncredited)
Lillian Kemble-Cooper
as London Party Guest (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
as Teacher at Miss Humbert's School (uncredited)
Helene Millard
as Mrs. Eloise Ballard (uncredited)
Harold Miller
David Newell
as Man in Chicago Audience (uncredited)
John Ridgely
as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
Florence Shirley
as Daisy Dawn (uncredited)
Alexis Smith
as Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
as Prosecuting Attorney Winter (uncredited)
Craig Stevens
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as Defense Assistant (uncredited)
Cornel Wilde
as Mr. Williams (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
as George Martin (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
as Miss Annie Ellis (uncredited)
Curtis Bernhardt
Director
Charles Kenyon
Screenplay
Arthur Edeson
Director of Photography
Max Parker
Art Direction
Brewster Morse
Story
Norbert Faulkner
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
James Gibbon
Editor
Milton Krims
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
