Play Girl (1941 film)

Play Girl is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Kay Francis as an aging gold digger who decides to pass on her skills to a young protégée, and featuring James Ellison, Mildred Coles, Nigel Bruce, Margaret Hamilton and Katherine Alexander.

Grace Herbert (Kay Francis) is a woman in her 40s who has made her living from seducing wealthy men and suing them for breach of promise.

At the end of her finances, she and her maid, Josie (Margaret Hamilton) head to Miami where Grace hopes to find another rich man.

After they are finished with Vincent in Chicago, the ladies move on to New York City and Van Payson (G. P. Huntley), another older wealthy man who is happy to squire a much younger woman.

In a men's club steam room, Van overhears Bill talking about his experience with Ellen, and the two of them realize that they were dealing with the same woman.

Both Sheila Ryan and Elyse Knox were considered for the role of "Ellen Daly", but RKO eventually got Mildred Coles, a former beauty queen, from Warner Bros. to play the part.