The Actress
Film

The Actress

1928 · 70 min · Dir. Sidney Franklin

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady (Rose Trelawny) when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town (Arthur Gower). The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.

Starring

Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Rose Trelawny
Owen Moore
Owen Moore
Tom Wrench
Gwen Lee
Gwen Lee
Avonia
Lee Moran
Lee Moran
Colpoys
Roy D'Arcy
Roy D'Arcy
Gadd
Virginia Pearson
Virginia Pearson
Mrs. Telfer
William Humphrey
William Humphrey
Mr. Telfer
Effie Ellsler
Effie Ellsler
Mrs. Mossop
Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes
Arthur Gower
O. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie
Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower
Andrée Tourneur
Clara de Foenix
Cyril Chadwick
Cyril Chadwick
Capt. de Foenix
Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon
Miss Trafalgar Gower