Loretta Young
Anita Halstead
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Synopsis
Anita trades a conventional engagement for marriage to a charismatic magician and joins his travelling act. His increasingly dangerous stunts draw audiences but make their shared life harder to sustain. As he pursues the next sensation, she begins to question whether a dazzling partnership onstage can provide the home she wants.
Cast
DirectorsTay Garnett
Behind the scenes
An intended adaptation of a Sacha Guitry play ran into Production Code objections. The rewrites were substantial enough for the finished project to be credited as an original screenplay. Its globe-trotting atmosphere also drew on footage made for the earlier Trade Winds and on images of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Loretta Young — Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
- David Niven — Allan Warren · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hugh Herbert — Studio Publicity · Public domain
- Billie Burke — ORIGINAL 1933 VINTAGE MGM STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHER NEGATIVE STUNNING · Public domain
