Another Kay Francis super-weeper. Here, through no fault of her own -- or indeed, anyone -- she loses her husband, her daughter and her home and must get it all back by going on stage, starting in burlesque, until her triumphant Broadway premiere enables her to get her husband out of prison. She doesn't love him any more, of course, but that's a chance to suffer when the movie is over. Kay and an excellent supporting cast manage to put this drivel over,which explains why she was the highest paid woman on the Warner Brothers lot. While you might do better to whet your teeth for the delectable Miss Fwancis --she had a slight but charming speech impediment -- on better vehicles such as TROUBLE IN PARADISE, this piece manages to hold up.
Review of Comet Over Broadway
