While writing our book, we amassed quite a collection of Kay Francis memorabilia. On this web page, we hope to share some of our rarer finds. Please check back as we plan to add more photographs and clips.

We submitted a number of photos to McFarland that were not used because they did not reproduce well. It was no doubt a wise decision on our publisher's part. However, we want to share some of these photographs with her fans.

This is an extremely rare photograph of Kay around age of 8, circa 1913.

(The following files can be viewed with Windows Media Player. Broadband is recommended.) Please click on the still image to see the footage.

Outtake from Secrets of an Actress (1938). Kay gets "swept off her feet" in a scene with Isabel Jeans.

Outtake from Give Me Your Heart (1936).

Outtake from Women Are Like That (1938).

Outtake from Four Jills in Jeep (1944).

Outtake from First Lady (1937). Known as punctual and professional on the set, Kay hated making mistakes.

Outtake from My Bill (1938). Although Kay was unhappy during the filming, you'll see that she kept her sense of humor.

Outtake from Women Are Like That (1938) with Pat O'Brien. If you look closely, it appears O'Brien intentionally shot seltzer in Kay's face.

Outtake from The White Angel (1936).

Outtake from I Found Stella Parish (1935). Though lovely as ever, Kay appears to be having a bad day.

RARE footage from Kay's USO tour. Along with Mitzi Mayfair, Carole Landis, and Martha Raye, Kay entertained the troops during World War II. Find out more about the tour in Kay Francis: A Passionate Life and Career.

This is a shorter clip from the above footage with Martha and Kay engaging in a bit of horseplay!

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