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The Great Profile (1940)
Approved
82 min | Comedy

The Great Profile (1940)

Approved

82 min | Comedy

Barrymore lampoons himself. A famous actor, given to drink, nearly destroys the show, but his leading lady returns to save it. Meanwhile a young girl tries to reform him.

Director

Walter Lang

Writers

Milton Sperling (original screen play) | Hilary Lynn (original screen play)

Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Cinematographer

Ernest Palmer

Editor

Francis D. Lyon

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Updated Aug 30, 1940

Release date

Aug 30, 1940 (United States)

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34 cast members

Name	Known for
John Barrymore Evans Garrick Evans Garrick See fewer	Twentieth Century (1934)
Mary Beth Hughes Sylvia Sylvia See fewer	The Great Flamarion (1945)
Gregory Ratoff Boris Mefoofsky Boris Mefoofsky See fewer	All About Eve (1950)
John Payne Richard Lansing Richard Lansing See fewer	Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Anne Baxter Mary Maxwell Mary Maxwell See fewer	All About Eve (1950)
Lionel Atwill Dr. Bruce Dr. Bruce See fewer	To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Edward Brophy Sylvester Sylvester See fewer	The Thin Man (1934)
Willie Fung Confucius Confucius See fewer	The Gay Falcon (1941)
Joan Valerie Understudy Understudy See fewer	Topa Topa (1938)
Charles Lane Director Director See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Marc Lawrence Tony Tony See fewer	The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Hal K. Dawson Ticket Seller Ticket Seller See fewer	Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
William Pawley Electrician Electrician See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Eddie Dunn Furniture Man Furniture Man See fewer	The Gay Falcon (1941)
James Flavin Detective Detective See fewer	King Kong (1933)
Dorothy Dearing Debutante Debutante See fewer	Girl in 313 (1940)
Paul Brochard Acrobat (uncredited) Acrobat (uncredited) See fewer
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Robert Conway Assistant Treasurer (uncredited) Assistant Treasurer (uncredited) See fewer	Down Argentine Way (1940)
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George Dobbs Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Song of the Open Road (1944)
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Adolph Milar Herman (uncredited) Herman (uncredited) See fewer	Paris Calling (1941)
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William Newell Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Show (1936)
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