"And now the aristocrat of the fun shows"
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
Social & External
The people behind it
Adolphe Menjou
Oliver Merlin
Vera Zorina
Olga Samara
Kenny Baker
Danny Beecher
Andrea Leeds
Hazel Dawes
Edgar Bergen
Helen Jepson
Leona Jerome
Phil Baker
Michael Day
Ella Logan
Glory Wood
Jerome Cowan
Director
Charles Kullmann
Alfredo in 'La Traviata'
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