Rockabye

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Broadway diva Judy Carroll (Constance Bennett) loses custody of an orphaned baby after testifying on behalf of notorious embezzler Commissioner Al Howard (Walter Pidgeon in an earl y film appearance). Devastated by the loss, she's sent abroad with her inebriated mother, Snooks (Jobyna Howland), by her adoring manager, Tony (Paul Lukas). While in Europe, she discovers a play that mirrors her own life, named Rockabye. Determined to use it as a dramatic debut and a cathartic reset, Judy tracks down the playwright, Jake Van Riker Pell (Joel McCrea), to obtain the rights. Jake dismisses Judy as a debutante, unfit for the lead, until she reveals her tough-girl roots and wins him over. The two fall in love while coproducing the play, and the soon-to-be divorced Jake proposes marriage. Fate, however, isn't done rocking Judy to her core, and her opening-night triumph will prove to be her greatest, most heartbreaking test. Show more