Trouble in Paradise
1932
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Kay Francis. Actress: Mandalay. Kay Francis is possibly the biggest of the 'forgotten stars' from Hollywood's Golden Era. Yet, for a while in the 1930s she ranked as one of America's most popular actresses, tagged the 'Queen of Warner Brothers'.
Nov 13, 2017 · If you’re someone like me, someone whose tastes most closely align with that of a 60 year old gay male costume designer’s, you’ll know who actress Kay Francis is. If you take your doses of 1930s cinema intravenously and have a frenzied addiction to hardcore glamour, you’ll know who Kay Francis is.
Keeping Kay Francis’ legacy alive since January 1, 2010. This site features an online encyclopedia, biography, chronology, detailed information about her career on film, stage, radio, and television, and much more.
Kay Francis emerged as the Epitome of Glamour during the peak of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her onscreen romances with William Powell, Ian Hunter, and George Brent were watched by millions, and she reigned as the highest paid employee on the Warner Bros. lot for three years (PL). Her work in One Way Passage (1932), Give Me Your Heart (1936 ...
Kay Francis, TCM Star of the Month for January, was a smart, glamorous leading lady who exerted tremendous influence over moviegoers during her heyday in the 1930s. Women copied her fashions, hairstyles, jewelry and makeup, while the male audience responded to her feminine charms.
Kay Francis: Secrets of an Actress: New Books Reveal the “Wavishing” Star. Dan Callahan. May 1, 2006. “I’m not a star, I’m a woman, and I want to get fucked!” A combination clotheshorse/workhorse, Kay Francis made 67 films from 1929 to 1946. Her life and career are a splurging record of indulgent consumption and extravagant dissipation.
… was a romantic comedy with Kay Francis as an unhappily married woman who falls in love with her male assistant; Jewel Robbery paired Francis to good effect with the suave William Powell; and The Crash saw an accountant (played by George Brent) ruined by his high-living wife (Ruth Chatterton). Six… Read More. Farrow.
