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Mood:
- Feel GoodHumorousSentimentalTouchingWittyClever
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Plot:
- Actor's LifePerformer's LifeFriendshipShowbizArtists and ShowbizLifestyleLove and RomanceCouples more...
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Genres:
- Comedy
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century30s
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Place:
- New YorkUSATheater
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Audience:
- Girls' NightDate Night
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Style:
- Ensemble CastStrong Female PresenceTalky
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Based on:
- Based on Play
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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Stage Door, 1937
English
USA
Profile of Stage Door
The mood of Stage Door is witty, sentimental, and feel good. The plot centers around the life of an actor, showbiz, and artists and showbiz. It is a comedy movie. Stylistically, Stage Door stars a strong female character, stars an ensemble cast, and is talky. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a theater. Stage Door is set in New York. It happens in the 1930s. Visually, it is black and white. Stage Door is adapted from a play. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for a girls' night and a date night.
Summary of Stage Door
The Footlights Club, the primary setting for much of Stage Door, is a remarkable creation. The result of a collaboration between director Gregory La Cava, screenwriter Morrie Ryskind (brought in to replace Anthony Veiller), and an outstanding group of tough, smart-talking actresses played by Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Eve Arden, and Gail Patrick, the film's club is always full of noise, as the conversations overlap and wisecracks come spinning out of the melee.
Newcomer Terry Randall (Hepburn) is different from the other women. For one thing, she has money and doesn't need a job. And she has confidence, initially rejecting fading actress Catherine Luther's (Constance Collier) offer of help, saying, "I think coaching's a waste of time. After all, acting's only common sense." Because of her attitude, the rooming house's inhabitants give her a rough time, especially her roommate, Jean (Ginger Rogers). Eventually, Terry gets an opportunity to act--at the expense of Kaye Hamilton (Andrea Leeds). Only after Jean and the others see Terry's response to Kaye's tragedy is she grudgingly accepted into the group. Stage Door is an extraordinarily rich movie, graced by wonderful performances by Rogers, Hepburn, and the entire remarkable ensemble cast.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 7 October 1937 |
| Runtime: | 92 min |
Cast and Crew
as Terry Randall
as Jean Maitland
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Users Reviews
- 08.October.2009
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- by: Leisureguy
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