Quality Street is a 1937 Hollywood movie, made by RKO, directed by George Stevens and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay was by Allan Scott, Mortimer Offner and Jack Townley, based on the 1901 play by James M. Barrie. The music score was by Roy Webb and the cinematography by Robert De Grasse. The film stars Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, with Fay Bainter, Eric Blore, Cora Witherspoon and Estelle Winwood. Joan Fontaine makes one of her early (uncredited) film appearances.

There was also a silent film version made by MGM in 1927, starring Marion Davies and Conrad Nagel and directed by Sidney Franklin.

The 1937 version was a flop at the box office, one of several RKO films featuring Hepburn which resulted in her being labeled "box office poison" by a national group of movie exhibitors in 1938.

Quality Street is a 1927 MGM silent film based on the 1901 play by James M. Barrie. The film starred Marion Davies and Conrad Nagel and was directed by Sidney Franklin.

There was also a sound film version made in 1937, starring Katharine Hepburn.

Phoebe and Susan Throssel are sisters living in Quality Street. Phoebe is courted by Dr. Valentine Brown and her sister and noisy neighbors expect a proposal shortly. When he instead enlists in the British army during the Napoleonic Wars claiming he has no 'sweetheart', the two sisters are crushed. Ten years later, Valentine returns to find the sisters are teachers of their own school, 'Misses Throssel School for Boys and Girls', and are now both, "old maids". Valentine asks Phoebe to the homecoming ball, but he is very "put out" at realizing how worn-out Phoebe looks. On a whim Phoebe puts on a ball gown and does her hair as if to prove that she is not that much different from 10 years earlier. When Valentine comes to try to persuade her to go to the ball, he doesn't recognize her. She decides to play on his confusion, telling him Phoebe doesn't feel well, and introduces herself as "Livvy", Phoebe and Susan's niece. Dr. brown and Livvy go to the ball together. At the ball, Phoebe continues her game and attracts many male admirers, plus attracts the suspicions of three very snoopy spinster sisters. Everyone is persuaded that Dr. Brown is in love with Livvy, but just when Phoebe think she will propose he scolds her for being a flirt. He tells her that is Phoebe whom he loves and not her. Phoebe desperately wants to return his affection, but can't for three noisy spinsters are keeping her under control suspecting she is the one impersonating Livvy... Written by Kelly

A young British doctor leaves his fiancé to go off and fight in the Napoleonic wars. Upon his return ten years later, he finds the the beautiful young girl he knew is now a tired, aging schoolteacher and he is no longer interested in her. She is still in love with him, however, and rather than give him up, she "reinvents" herself as her younger, perkier "niece" Livvy and tries to regain his interest. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com