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Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress. Some of her film related material and personal papers are available to scholars and researchers in the Wesleyan University Cinema Archives.

Most Popular Kay Francis Trailers

Total trailers found: 81

Street of Chance Trailer (1930)

08 February 1930

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him.

The Man Who Lost Himself Trailer (1941)

21 March 1941

John Evans encounters his lookalike, Malcolm Scott. When Scott is killed in an accident, Evans finds himself mistaken for Scott and decides to do some good in his new role.

Guilty Hands Trailer (1931)

22 August 1931

A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé's lover.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Trailer (1983)

25 February 1983

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Complicated Women Trailer (2003)

06 May 2003

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content.

Scandal Sheet Trailer (1931)

31 January 1931

Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.

My Bill Trailer (1938)

08 July 1938

An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children.

Street of Women Trailer (1932)

04 June 1932

An architect has an affair with a woman who inspires him. Her brother is in love with the architect's daughter.

Women in the Wind Trailer (1939)

15 April 1939

A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.

Divorce Trailer (1945)

18 August 1945

A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she proceeds to complicate, and potentially destroy, the marriage of her childhood boyfriend.

Stranded Trailer (1935)

29 June 1935

A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.

The Goose and the Gander Trailer (1935)

21 September 1935

When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a romantic tryst with a new love, she hatches a giddy plot to expose the rendezvous and pay her back.

For the Defense Trailer (1930)

19 July 1930

William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters.

The False Madonna Trailer (1931)

05 December 1931

A woman who is a member of a gang of con artists impersonates the mother of a wealthy blind man.

Mary Stevens, M.D. Trailer (1933)

22 July 1933

Lifelong friends and medical school graduates Mary Stevens and Don Andrews decide to set up office together.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Trailer (1975)

06 August 1975

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Allotment Wives Trailer (1945)

08 November 1945

Unscrupulous women marry servicemen for their pay.

When the Daltons Rode Trailer (1940)

23 August 1940

Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Daltons, just as the latter are in danger of losing their land to a crooked development company.

Things You Never See on the Screen Trailer (1935)

01 December 1935

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.

Storm at Daybreak Trailer (1933)

14 June 1933

Sarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand.

Four Jills in a Jeep Trailer (1944)

17 March 1944

Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas.

Play Girl Trailer (1941)

29 January 1941

When a gold digger starts to get a little old to ply her trade, she teaches a younger woman all her tricks.

Transgression Trailer (1931)

27 June 1931

When British mining engineer Robert Maury is sent to India on an extended business trip, his wife Elsie finds romance with a Spanish playboy.

Between Us Girls Trailer (1942)

04 September 1942

A 20-year-old stage actress takes on her most challenging role when she pretends to be her own mother's 12-year-old daughter.

It's a Date Trailer (1940)

22 March 1940

An aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more seasoned performer, expects the same part.

The White Angel Trailer (1936)

25 June 1936

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.

Little Men Trailer (1940)

29 November 1940

Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused.

Comet Over Broadway Trailer (1938)

03 December 1938

A rising stage star's ambition causes trouble.

Gentlemen of the Press Trailer (1929)

04 May 1929

A newspaperman is drawn away from family life by the needs of his paper until a new woman enters his life.

Breakdowns of 1936 Trailer (1936)

30 December 1936

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.

Strangers in Love Trailer (1932)

05 March 1932

Fredric March essays a dual role in this story of a ne'er-do-well who impersonates his brother when the latter dies.

Blow-Ups of 1947 Trailer (1947)

31 December 1947

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.

Wife Wanted Trailer (1946)

02 November 1946

Career-slipping movie star Carole Raymond buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell. Actually, through his secretary, Nola Reed, Caldwell runs a matrimonial bureau and, with the aid of his associate, Lee Kirby, they defraud and blackmail a large group of lonely people.

I Found Stella Parish Trailer (1935)

16 November 1935

A blackmailer preys on an actress who is trying to protect her daughter from her past.

24 Hours Trailer (1931)

03 October 1931

A nightclub singer is carrying on an affair with a married man. When she is found murdered, her lover is suspected of the crime.

Trouble in Paradise Trailer (1932)

30 October 1932

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer.

Behind the Make-Up Trailer (1930)

18 January 1930

Gardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who has a bicycle riding act.

Always in My Heart Trailer (1942)

14 March 1942

A man is pardoned from prison and returns to Santa Rita, CA to be with his family, but discovers his children have been told he's dead and his wife is in love with another man.

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults Trailer (1999)

20 July 1999

Second installment of deleted scenes, mostly musical or comedic, from Fox films of the 30's - 50's.

Living on Velvet Trailer (1935)

02 March 1935

A lay-about falls for his best friend's fiancee. The two of them run away from a life of privilege to one of middle-class normalcy.

Breakdowns of 1938 Trailer (1938)

31 December 1938

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

First Lady Trailer (1937)

04 December 1937

A politician's wife plots for her husband to become the next U.S. President.

The Marriage Playground Trailer (1929)

12 December 1929

A delightful pre-code cocktail recipe. Take three couples (add gin and tonic), their several divorces and the seven children/stepchildren of their intermarriages and blend thoroughly, and you have a mixture a too-young-to-believe Frederic March will try to straighten out.

The House on 56th Street Trailer (1933)

23 December 1933

A beautiful chorine marries a handsome rich socialite, but her idyllic life ends when she visits a dying old beau and is charged when he commits suicide.

Paramount on Parade Trailer (1930)

22 April 1930

This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, cres

British Agent Trailer (1934)

15 September 1934

In the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St Petersburg, falls in love with a Russian spy.

Show-Business at War Trailer (1943)

21 May 1943

A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

Dr. Monica Trailer (1934)

23 June 1934

A prominent New York doctor, unable to have a child, discovers her philandering husband has impregnated her best friend.

Wonder Bar Trailer (1934)

31 March 1934

Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man.

Confession Trailer (1937)

19 August 1937

Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is revealed that some years earlier Michael ruined Vera's life.

One Way Passage Trailer (1932)

04 October 1932

A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.

Ladies' Man Trailer (1931)

16 April 1931

A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in "society.

The Keyhole Trailer (1933)

25 March 1933

A private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.

Another Dawn Trailer (1937)

26 June 1937

Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to England on leave.

Charley's Aunt Trailer (1941)

01 August 1941

In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from.

The Feminine Touch Trailer (1941)

01 October 1941

A college professor who believes there's no place for jealousy in modern marriage, John Hathaway (Don Ameche) moves with his wife, Julie (Rosalind Russell), to New York where he plans to publish a book on the subject.

The Cocoanuts Trailer (1929)

23 May 1929

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

In Name Only Trailer (1939)

18 August 1939

A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.

Movies on Sundays Trailer (1935)

01 January 1935

A short, introduced in Pennsylvania when the state had laws disallowing the screening of films on Sunday, to sway voters on a referendum to allow such screenings.

Breakdowns of 1939 Trailer (1939)

31 December 1939

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1939.