Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

Truly Great Entertainment - Great in theme...great in cast...and the great scalawag Charlie McCarthy

NR 1938 · 104 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Drama

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the fact that she is his daughter from the press.

Directed by John M. Stahl · Written by Leonard Spigelgass

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