Morning Glory
1933 · 74 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 3,408 VOTES · DIR. Lowell Sherman
Overview
Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,243 lines
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00:02:43 There's nothing in front of the 14th row, madam.
00:06:06 I said if that piece was a big success, I'd do the one you had your heart set on.
00:08:32 ...still Eva Lovelace in Camille, for instance, or Eva Lovelace in Romeo and Juliet...
00:11:22 Yes, it's so nice to see you too.
00:13:50 - More wonderful than Ellen Terry? - Oh, they were both wonderful.
00:17:02 Why haven't you sent this play to me to read?
00:19:27 - I was in a lot of plays at the Little Theater. - The Little Theater?
00:22:03 - What experience, Miss Lovelace? - Only amateur and stock so far.
00:24:22 Doesn't Antony call Cleopatra the loveliest things?
00:28:15 I know, dear, but there were so many congratulations.
00:30:46 Presently. I hope you don't mind my not dressing.
00:33:19 Henry, my dear, how are you?
00:36:44 But don't let that worry you. Cigarette?
00:39:38 In this world where but to think is to be full of sorrow...
00:43:01 ...and he was never as funny as this kid.
00:46:42 - Fine. Say, did you see those notices? - Only the very early editions.
00:49:19 Well, if there's anything I could say, I'd say it...
00:52:27 I liked him the moment I met him.
00:57:05 In the last act, try to imagine that your long speech is a series of speeches, which it is.
00:59:25 No, why should I?
01:01:51 Listen, give them all you've got.
01:05:00 and a cut in on the picture rights.
01:07:27 ...that Eva Lovelace was once my pupil.
01:10:20 You've always understood me, Joseph.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,243
Dialogue density16.8 lines / min
First line00:02:43
Final line01:10:20
Production Record
DirectorLowell Sherman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,408