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The Great Profile is a 1940 film directed by Walter Lang and starring John Barrymore and John Payne.
Barrymore lampoons himself. A famous actor, given to drink, nearly destroys the show, but his leading lady returns to save it. Meanwhile, a young girl tries to reform him.
Original Release
08/30/1940
US Release
08/30/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Barrymore | Evans Garrick |
Mary Beth Hughes | Sylvia / Sylvia Manners |
Gregory Ratoff | Boris Mefoofsky |
John Payne | Richard Lansing |
Anne Baxter | Mary Maxwell |
Lionel Atwill | Dr. Bruce |
Edward Brophy | Sylvester |
Willie Fung | Confucius |
Joan Valerie | Understudy |
Charles Lane | Director |
Directors
Writers
Milton Sperling, Hilary Lynn, Darryl F. Zanuck
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Barrymore | Evans Garrick |
Mary Beth Hughes | Sylvia / Sylvia Manners |
Gregory Ratoff | Boris Mefoofsky |
John Payne | Richard Lansing |
Anne Baxter | Mary Maxwell |
Lionel Atwill | Dr. Bruce |
Edward Brophy | Sylvester |
Willie Fung | Confucius |
Joan Valerie | Understudy |
Charles Lane | Director |
Marc Lawrence | Tony |
Hal K. Dawson | Ticket Seller |
William Pawley | Electrician |
Eddie Dunn | Furniture Man |
James Flavin | Detective |
Dorothy Dearing | Debutante |
Paul Brochard | Acrobat |
Ralph Brooks | Audience Extra |
Robert Conway | Assistant Treasurer |
Sidney De Gray | Critic |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Raymond Griffith | Producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |