Back in the 1940s, PRC was perhaps the worst small studio in Hollywood. Compared to their films, Republic and Monogram seemed like MGM and Fox! So, when I saw this Frances Langford film was from PRC, I pretty much assumed it would second-rate...which it was.
Joan (Langford) has been trying to get discovered for some time. All that has done was deplete her money and her self-image. However, even in the face of rejection after rejection, Joan's friends and fellow struggling artists have faith in her. In fact, when Joan has decided to pack it in and just marry her old boyfriend, these friends jump in and form a corporation to fund her until she is discovered. As for the boyfriend, you soon learn he's a jerk and wants to see her fail! What's next? See the film.
While IMDB says the film is a remake of "Stage Door", I see it more as a reworking of the basic idea and the two films, while similar, are different enough to merit your seeing them both, or, just see the better of the two, "Stage Door". My gripes with the movie were too much singing and some characters who seemed shallow and poorly written. Overall, watchable but not much more.