A street thief painted into high society—can she con her way to the top or will love ruin everything?
Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.
Costume
Gowns so extra they deserve their own billing.
Acting
Paulette Goddard's side-eye could cut glass.
Director
Mitchell Leisen
Paulette Goddard
Kitty
Ray Milland
Sir Hugh Marcy
Patric Knowles
Brett Harwood Earl of Carstairs
Reginald Owen
Duke of Malmunster
Cecil Kellaway
Thomas Gainsborough
Constance Collier
Lady Susan Dowitt
Dennis Hoey
Jonathan Selby
Sara Allgood
Old Meg
Eric Blore
Dobson
Gordon Richards
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Edgar Norton
Earl of Campton
Mary Gordon
Nanny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paulette Goddard was 45 playing a teenager—Hollywood age math strikes again.
The real Thomas Gainsborough's 'Portrait of a Lady in Blue' loosely inspired this fictional backstory.
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