Morning Glory (1933)

My Review

“Morning Glory” is the story of an ambitious actress from a small town who moves to New York City determined to become a big star on Broadway. Director Lowell Sherman (“She Done Him Wrong” 1933) put together an entertaining film which is basically a showcase for the talents of Katherine Hepburn. This was her first big movie production, and she won the Oscar for Best Actress. The downside of “Morning Glory” is the uneven script and plot development by Howard J. Green, causing parts of the film to seems tedious and boring.

Co-stars include Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolph Menjou, C. Aubrey Smith, Mary Duncan, Don Alvarado, Fredric Santley, Richard Carle, Tyler Brooke, Geneva Mitchell, and Helen Ware. “Morning Glory” was successful in theatrical release for producer Pandro S. Berman and RKO Radio Pictures.

This role was Hepburn’s first of four Academy Award wins – “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” (1968), “The Lion in Winter” (1969), and “On Golden Pond” (1982). Her career in films lasted from 1932 to 1994.