GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

Memorergi good film but with many flaws

Izzy Adkins The movie is surprisingly subdued in its pacing, its characterizations, and its go-for-broke sensibilities.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Hitchcoc Here's another title that has passed my way numerous times, but I have never seen it. Till now. This is an excellent example of a bunch of real pros doing an ensemble that clicks along a hundred miles per hour. The sad thing is that it depicts an array of actresses showing us what an often fruitless profession this can be. Katherine Hepburne and Ginger Rogers are adversaries who set off sparks when they are on the screen. The rest, a who's who of the top actresses of their time, wait for the day when a producer will condescend to even give them the time of day. One is the prototypical fragile being that has all she can bear when it comes to the perpetual disappointment. The men in the show are either rock hard or buffoons, but many have the ultimate power to set the bars so high that few are able to achieve. Is this good? I don't know. But it continues today as only a minuscule number of people become truly successful. I was hesitant to spend time with this film, but just watching Hepburne on the screen in her younger days makes it all worthwhile.

nomoons11 The hook in this film is the amount of female star power it has. From Ginger Rogers to Katherine Hepburn to Lucille Ball to Gail Patrick to Eve Arden. All the great stars of the 30's and 40's give really good performances all around.A bunch of wannabe theatre actresses and night club dancer/performers live in an all girl hotel that caters to girls who wanna be...actresses and performers. We go through their trials and tribulations of not getting that big part and also the comings and goings of their personal lives. Who likes who and who hates who. In the midst of all this be prepared for a boat load of fast talking wise cracks. The digs and put downs are never ending amongst these little high octane women.As much as I like all the performances in this I will say the Hepburn's was probably the most stale. She isn't near the quality of her 40's stuff with Spencer Tracy. For the most part she just seems to reprise her role from "Morning Glory"(1933). To get the most out of this film, watch Ginger Rogers. She really kicks it into high gear. Great performance she gives out.Watch this one on a Saturday afternoon and be prepared to smile. You'll see the cream of the crop of female actors showing off their best talents. These buncha girls are gonna give you a whole lotta laughs. The ending is somber but by that time you'll be prepared for what happens.

M. J Arocena In fact this film version of a stage play by Edna Ferber and George S Kaufman, directed by Gregory La Cava is 70 years old and although it may show a wrinkle here or there - like having Adolph Menjou as the romantic lead - the youthful energy in the acting and dialog has surfed the waves of time unscathed. The bunch of girls populating the Footlights lodgings is a smashing crowd. Katharine Hepburn, brisk and Hepburnish already to the hilt. Ginger Rogers drinks, scratches and dances a duet with Ann Miller. Eve Arden, as usual, delivers the best one liners and Lucille Ball seems ready for a startling career. Andrea Leeds got an Oscar nomination and Constance Collier plays an over the hill actress that becomes Hepburn's minder, just like in real life. The film moves at an incredible speed and I defy you not to tear up when Hepburn makes her entrance with the Calla Lillies in bloom.

moonspinner55 Terrific cast in middling comedy-drama adapted from the play by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman concerning would-be actresses living in a New York boarding house, each vying for parts on the Great White Way. Katharine Hepburn's solid performance as a socialite trying to make it on her own merits is the acting highlight here, and her bits alongside roommate Ginger Rogers are sharp and funny. Andrea Leeds received a Supporting Oscar nomination for her effective work as a troubled young woman who can't seem to find a job, but Adolphe Menjou keeps popping up as if he were the only show-producer in the city. On the whole, only marginal, but certainly worth a look for that female ensemble, which includes Lucille Ball, Ann Miller and the incomparable Eve Arden, who might have benefited from more scenes. *** from ****