NO TIME FOR COMEDY (1940)

PLAYWRIGHT GAYLORD ESTERBROOK SCORES A HIT WITH HIS FIRST BROADWAY PLAY, BOTH WITH THE CRITICS AND WITH LEADING LADY LINDA PAIGE. HE AND LINDA ARE HAPPILY MARRIED UNTIL A PATRONESS OF THE ARTS CONVINCES ESTERBROOK TO FORGET ABOUT COMEDY AND CONCENTRATE ON WRITING A TRAGEDY. THE END RESULT NEARLY DESTROYS HIS CAREER AND HIS MARRIAGE. STARRING JAMES STEWART, ROSALIND RUSSELL, GENEVIEVE TOBIN, CHARLIE RUGGLES, ALLYN JOSLYN.