I Found Stella Parish

I Found Stella Parish is a 1935 melodrama starring Kay Francis as a beloved actress whose dark secret is revealed to the world.

Hotshot newspaper reporter Keith Lockridge Ian Hunter tracks them down and befriends the trio on the sea voyage. Stella hopes to lose herself among the teeming millions of New York, but Keith accidentally runs into them and renews their acquaintance. As weeks pass, Stella falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Keith investigates and finds out that Stella had been an actress. When her alcoholic, jealous husband found her innocently meeting her costar in his apartment, he shot and killed the man. Then, he maliciously implicated her in the crime. Their daughter was born in prison. When Stella was released, she set about to bury her past for Glorias sake. Finally, Stella tells Keith that she loves him and recounts her entire history. However, Keith had already wired the story to his editor a few hours before. His frantic efforts to suppress the article are too late his newspaper has already published it.When Stella is besieged by reporters, she decides to milk the situation for money she needs to take care of her child. She sends Gloria and Nana away, out of the public eye. Then, she works with a promoter to make wellpaid appearances to take advantage of the scandal. Eventually, the public tires of her and she is reduced to working in vaudeville. ........

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