Kay Francis Movies

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

When a gold digger starts to get a little old to ply her trade, she teaches a younger woman all her tricks.

An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.

A 20-year-old stage actress takes on her most challenging role when she pretends to be her own mother's 12-year-old daughter.

Sarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand. While there he runs into...

A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells worthless bonds.

A woman who is a member of a gang of con artists impersonates the mother of a wealthy blind man.

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1937.

A vaudeville magician team is broken up when Carlee, an ex--circus performer, becomes infatuated with socialite Hilda Schmittlap. Meanwhile his...

Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.

A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé's lover.

A scheming musician seduces a wealthy woman for love and money.

Fredric March essays a dual role in this story of a ne'er-do-well who impersonates his brother when the latter dies.

An architect has an affair with a woman who inspires him. Her brother is in love with the architect's daughter. The complicated entanglement leads to...

A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes.

A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in...

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay...

A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a...

A delightful pre-code cocktail recipe. Take three couples (add gin and tonic), their several divorces and the seven children/stepchildren of their...

A short, introduced in Pennsylvania when the state had laws disallowing the screening of films on Sunday, to sway voters on a referendum to allow...