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I Found Stella Parish ()

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A theatrical star abruptly leaves England to escape her secret past, while a newspaper reporter follows her trail to America to get the scoop.
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Stella Parish
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Keith Lockridge
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Stephan Norman
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Gloria Parish
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Nana
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Clifton Jeffords
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Dimmie
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Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
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Reeves
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James
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Jed Duffy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Allen ...
Driver to Steamship (uncredited)
Brandon Beach ...
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
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Theater Manager (uncredited)
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Stella's Maid (uncredited)
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Erik in Play (uncredited)
Rita Carlyle ...
First Waiting Woman (uncredited)
Phyllis Coghlan ...
London Operator (uncredited)
Edward Cooper ...
Caligula in Play (uncredited)
Nick Copeland ...
New York Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Charles Einfeld at the Joe Burns Company (uncredited)
Vernon Downing ...
Slave in Play (uncredited)
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Second Waiting Woman (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Charles E. Evans ...
Old Actor (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
George Golden ...
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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The Major - Aboard Ship (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Actor in Prison Scene (uncredited)
Hugh Huntley ...
Cemellus in Play (uncredited)
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Robert - Stephan's Butler (uncredited)
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Purser (uncredited)
Alice Keating ...
New York Operator (uncredited)
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Lord Chamberlain (uncredited)
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Costumer (uncredited)
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Lotus - Stella's Theater Maid (uncredited)
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Customs Official (uncredited)
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Ship's Clothing Clerk (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Andrews (uncredited)
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Man Leaving Ship (uncredited)
Vesey O'Davoren ...
Deck Steward (uncredited)
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Trailer Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Lee Phelps ...
Photographer (uncredited)
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Waiting Woman (uncredited)
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Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Shirley Simpson ...
Waiting Woman (uncredited)
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Reeves' Reporter (uncredited)
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Messenger (uncredited)
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Slave in Play (uncredited)
Lotus Thompson ...
Reeves' Secretary (uncredited)
David Thursby ...
Tontan - Curtain Operator (uncredited)
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Sob Sister (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Hotel Operator (uncredited)
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Theatre Patron / Party Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mervyn LeRoy

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Casey Robinson ... (screen play by)
 
John Monk Saunders ... (from a story by)

Produced by

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Harry Joe Brown ... supervising producer (uncredited)

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Heinz Roemheld ... (uncredited)

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Sidney Hickox ... (photography) (as Sid Hickox)

Editing by

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William Clemens

Art Direction by

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Robert M. Haas

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Orry-Kelly ... (gowns)

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Jane Romaine ... hair stylist (uncredited)

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William H. Cannon ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Eddie Edwards ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert B. Lee ... sound (uncredited)

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Fred Jackman ... special effects (uncredited)
Willard Van Enger ... special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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James Manatt ... still photographer (uncredited)
Dudie Maschmeyer ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Stella Parish, star of the London stage, keeps her private life a secret. After an opening night triumph, her mysterious past catches up with her and she vanishes before the after-party. When Ms. Parish doesn't show up, Keith Lockridge, an ace newspaper reporter, at first assumes it to be a publicity stunt. But producer Stephan Norman receives word that Stella is leaving the country. Lockridge is able to track Stella to a ship bound for America, where she is traveling under a false name and wearing a disguise. Aboard the ship Lockridge befriends Stella and her young daughter Gloria. In New York he becomes very close to Stella (now without the disguise) and Gloria, all the while digging up the details of Stella's sordid past. Stella confesses her love for Lockridge after he's already wired his story to his newspaper. With the truth out in the open, Stella sends Gloria to be raised abroad while she exploits her notorious reputation onstage. Sorry for the mess he's made, Lockridge does all he can to revive Stella's legitimate theatrical career. Written by Jimmy L.

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Taglines A GLORIOUS ROMANCE THAT FLAMED WITH BRILLIANT INTENSITY! (original print ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Judas Tree (United States)
  • Stella Parish (United States)
  • Menekülő szerelem (Hong Kong, English title)
  • La femme traquée (France)
  • Su vida privada (Spain)
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  • 85 min
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Trivia There was a widely-held belief that a young man in a wig and period costume appearing in a scene with Kay Francis in "I Found Stella Parish" was a young Errol Flynn. This was the chained male prisoner standing to the left of an all-white-clad Kay Francis on stage as she is giving her act IV speech near play finale. As reported by Rudy Behlmer in the March 1970 issue of "Films in Review" the writer and his collaborators, Clifford McCarthy and Tony Thomas, concluded that the Flynn lookalike was actually Ralph Bushman (a.k.a. Francis X. Bushman Jr.). See more »
Goofs When Stella and Nana enter the apartment to Gloria and Uncle Keith playing Little Red Riding Hood, Stella walks past the parlor curtain twice. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Comet Over Broadway (1938). See more »
Soundtracks The Pig and the Cow (and the Dog and Cat) See more »
Quotes Gloria Parish: Am I a wonderful actress like you?
Stella Parish, an alias of Elsa Jeffords, aka Aunt Lumilla Evans: Wonderful's a pretty big word for a little girl like you, but I think you'll do.
Gloria Parish: When I grow up, will I be a wonderful actress?
Stella Parish, an alias of Elsa Jeffords, aka Aunt Lumilla Evans: If you work hard, perhaps. Do you want to be?
Gloria Parish: Rather! I'd like that better than anything. Don't you, Mommy?
Stella Parish, an alias of Elsa Jeffords, aka Aunt Lumilla Evans: You know what I like better than anything, better than the best roles I've ever had, better than the theaters and all the people in them, better than anything in this whole wide world, don't you?
Gloria Parish: Yes, Mommy, I do. It's Nana.
Stella Parish, an alias of Elsa Jeffords, aka Aunt Lumilla Evans: No.
Gloria Parish: Maybe Elizabeth?
Stella Parish, an alias of Elsa Jeffords, aka Aunt Lumilla Evans: Yes, I guess that's who it is.
Gloria Parish: No, Mommy, it isn't! It's me!
Stella Parish, an alias of Elsa Jeffords, aka Aunt Lumilla Evans: Of course it's you, my sweet.
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