Zaza (1939)

Set in France, a beautiful music hall performer (Claudette Colbert) is much desired by men. However, she falls in love with a man (Herbert Marshall) who withholds some important information from her ..... like he's married! Based on the play by Pierre Berton and Charles Simon (previously filmed in 1923 with Gloria Swanson) and directed by George Cukor (GASLIGHT). A dreary little romance drama that has nothing going for it. George Cukor is known for getting the best performances out of his female stars and Colbert isn't half bad (and she looks ultra glam in Edith Head's period costumes) but the story is just another variant of BACK STREET. No reason to visit this unless you're a Claudette Colbert completist. With Bert Lahr, Constance Collier, Monty Woolley, Genevieve Tobin and Helen Westley.