Kay Francis

Kay Francis

American actress (1905–1968)

Kay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star and highest-paid actress at Warner Bros. studio. She adopted her mother's maiden name (Francis) as her professional surname.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 65 films (1929–1946) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1931 Scandal Sheet John Cromwell 77 min B&W
1931 THE FALSE MADONNA. Paramount Publix Corp. B&W
1931 TRANSGRESSION. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 A NOTORIOUS AFFAIR. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel B&W
1930 BEHIND THE MAKE-UP. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 8 reels B&W
1930 For the defense. Paramount Publix Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1930 LET'S GO NATIVE. Paramount Publix Corp. 77 min B&W
1930 PARAMOUNT ON PARADE Paramount Publix Corp. 102 min 16mm B&W sound
1930 Paramount on Parade Paramount Publix Corporation 102 min 16mm B&W sound
1930 PASSION FLOWER. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 9 reels B&W
1930 RAFFLES. Samuel Goldwyn 8 reels B&W
1930 STREET OF CHANCE. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 76 min B&W
1930 THE VIRTUOUS SIN. Paramount Publix Corp. 80 min B&W
1929 DANGEROUS CURVES. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp 8 reels B&W
1929 The Cocoanuts Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation 1:36:00 16mm B&W sound