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"A young stage-struck New Englander, lonely and frightened, is determined to be a Broadway sensation."@en
""Eva Lovelace, a small-town community-theatre actress who comes to New York dreaming of theatrical stardom. She amuses producer Adolphe Menjou and playwright Douglas Fairbanks Jr. with her naively pretentious prattle, but neither man takes her too seriously. Both, however are attracted to Eva: Menjou has a brief affair with her, but she yearns for the more reserved Fairbanks. Partly out of sympathy, Fairbanks arranges for Eva to understudy the troublesome star of Menjou's latest production. When the star walks out on opening night, Eva goes on in her stead, and is universally hailed as a brilliant new find. Backstage after her triumph, Eva is warned not to let her sudden success go to her head lest she become a "morning glory": a briefly spectacular "bloomer" that withers and dies within a very short time"--All Movie Guide."@en
"Katharine Hepburn stars as a stage-struck New Englander who's lonely, frightened, and determined to be the latest Broadway sensation."@en
"A struggling young actress vies for her big break."
"A young stage-struck New Englander is lonely, frightened, and determined to be the latest Broadway sensation."@en
"A backstage American success story with Hepburn in an Oscar winning performance as a young actress, Eva Lovelace, determined to make it on the New York stage. The story has parallels with the beginnings of Hepburn's own career. It was remade in 1957 under the title Stage Struck and presumably provided some of the inspiration for All About Eve."@en
"Small town girl Eva Lovelace has a burning ambition to become a successful stage actress. She goes to New York and in the process of building her career, becomes entangled in a love triangle with a broadway producer and a young writer."
"Hepburn plays a New England girl who is determined to become a Broadway star. Struggling to make it during the depression, she stops at nothing to achieve her goal."@en
"Hepburn plays a New England girl who is determined to become a Broadway star. Struggling to make it during the depression, she stops at nothing to achieve her goal."
"Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She is a wildly optimistic chatterbox full of theatrical mannerisms. Her looks, more than her talent, attract the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom or will she fade after her brief blooming."@en
""Newly arrived in New York from Vermont, aspiring actress Eva Lovelace makes her way to the waiting room of Broadway manager Louis Easton and introduces herself to actor Robert Harley Hedges. Taken with Hedges' British accent, the wide-eyed, babbling Eva explains her ambition to become a great actress and begs him to tutor her in elocution. As Eva and Robert talk, Louis Easton and playwright Joseph Sheridan discuss casting for Joseph's new comedy, Blue Skies, which Easton is producing. Because she is under contract with him, Easton wants temperamental star Rita Vernon in the lead, and she consents on condition that she be able to choose her next part. Consequently, when Rita hears that Sheridan is adapting a Ferenc Molnar novel, she insists on reading it, even though Sheridan feels strongly that the story is too serious for her talents. After Rita leaves Louis' office, Robert introduces Eva to Louis and Joseph. Although Joseph finds Eva charming and provocative, Louis describes her as 'nuts' and dismisses her. Later, on opening night of Blue Skies, Robert takes a starving, broke Eva to a party at Louis' penthouse. Eva, who had been cast by Joseph in a bit role in Blue skies but had left the show before its premiere, drinks champagne and quickly becomes intoxicated. Made bold by drink, Eva flirts openly with Louis and performs two scenes from Shakespeare for him. While her performance moves Joseph, Louis remains dubious and distant. The next morning, Joseph returns to Louis' and is stunned when Louis reveals that he slept with Eva but now wants to get rid of her. After Joseph confesses to Louis that he loves Eva, she leaves, unaware of either man's feelings toward her. Several months later, Joseph's new show, which stars Rita, is about to open. Minutes before curtain, however, Rita confronts Louis with excessive contract demands, and Joseph insists that Eva, who has been cast in a bit part, take over the lead. After Eva gives a show-saving performance, Louis visits her in her dressing room, and although he pledges to guide her career, he refuses her love. Joseph then confesses his love but is gently rejected by Eva. Alone with her maid, a fallen Broadway star whose career Robert compares to a 'morning glory,' a flower that blossoms bright but quickly fades, Eva reveals her sudden loneliness. As she gazes into her dressing room mirror, Eva nonetheless vows not to be afraid of turning into a morning glory herself"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940."
"Eva, a girl from a New England country town, has but one burning ambition: to be a successful stage actress."
"Hepburn is determined to conquer Broadway. She is befriended by an old actor. He coaches and takes her to an opening party the producer is having. Menjou and Fairbanks think she is striking and get her a job as the star's understudy. Opening night the star makes unbelievable demands, is fired and with 1 minute to go Kate gets the go-ahead and steps in to wow the audience."@en
"A young actress gets her chance when the star for whom she is understudy is fired just before the curtain rises."@en
"In Morning glory, Katharine Hepburn stars as a stage-struck New Englander who's determined to be the latest Broadway sensation. In Mixed magic (1936) Buster finds himself a magician's assistant."@en
"A struggling young actress tries for her big chance at stardom."