The Archive · 1940

Maternal Kay Francis

More than once Kay Francis has announced her intention of retiring from the screen, but, as is well known, film and stage stars find it very difficult to leave the scene of their triumphs. Kay Francis came back and showed what she could still do when she ce-starred with Carole Lombard in "In Name Only."

Her next appearance will be with Deanna Durbin in "It's a Date," and she will appear as Deanna's mother. But this does not mean anything of the sere and yellow leaf. She will be mother of the glamorous kind, an actress who objects to the.nassage of years and the fact that she has a daughter old enough to have a personality of her own, This strikes one as being a very suitable Kay Francis rôle.

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