Screenplay:
Harry Wagstaff GribbleCinematography:
Gregg TolandComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Anna Sten, Lionel Atwill, Richard Bennett, Mae Clarke, Phillips Holmes, Muriel Kirkland, Reginald Owen, Lawrence Grant, Jessie Ralph, Ferdinand Gottschalk (more)Plots(1)
In this handsomely-staged adaptation of the story by Emile Zola, Anna Sten plays Nana, a woman of the streets who is spotted by noted theatrical producer Gaston Greiner (Richard Bennett). Greiner is so impressed by Nana's beauty that he gives her a part in his latest revue. Almost overnight, Nana is the toast of Paris and a star of the highest magnitude; however, fame and fortune brings her little happiness, as two brothers, Lt. George Muffat (Phillips Holmes) and Col. Andre Muffat (Lionel Atwill), both vie for her affections, leading to a bitter rivalry that ends in tragedy. Russian actress Anna Sten was brought to America as a protégé of producer Samuel Goldwyn, who sought to make Sten the "next Garbo." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Anna Sten
Russian Empire
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Lionel Atwill
UK
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Richard Bennett
USA
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Mae Clarke
USA
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Phillips Holmes
USA
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Muriel Kirkland
USA
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Reginald Owen
UK
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Lawrence Grant
UK
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Jessie Ralph
USA
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Ferdinand Gottschalk
UK
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Lucille Ball
USA
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Barry Norton
Argentina
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Hardie Albright
USA
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Carrie Daumery
Netherlands
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Gino Corrado
Italy
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Charles Middleton
USA
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Paul Hurst
USA
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Albert Conti
Austria-Hungary
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Wilson Benge
UK
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Dorothy Granger
USA
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