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FilmComedyDrama

Stage Door (1937)

NR · 1937-10-07 · 1h 32m · EN
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The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel. Centres particularly on the conflict and growing friendship between Terry Randall, a rich girl confident in her talent and ability to make it to the top on the stage, and Jean Maitland, a world weary and cynical trouper who has taken the hard knocks of the ruthless and over-populated world of the Broadway apprentice.

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Gregory La CavaDirector
Budget
$952K
Box office
$1.8M

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Katharine HepburnKatharine HepburnTerry RandallGinger RogersGinger RogersJean MaitlandAdolphe MenjouAdolphe MenjouAnthony PowellGail PatrickGail PatrickLinda ShawAndrea LeedsAndrea LeedsKay HamiltonConstance CollierConstance CollierMiss LutherLucille BallLucille BallJudithEve ArdenEve ArdenEveAnn MillerAnn MillerAnnieFranklin PangbornFranklin PangbornHarcourtSamuel S. HindsSamuel S. HindsHenry SimsWilliam CorsonWilliam CorsonBill

Keywords

TheaterRoommateBased on play or musicalAuditionProducerBoarding houseOpening nightStage play

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityTheater · Roommate · Based On Play Or MusicalDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference286705Actor preference295570 · 226514 · 58673Country preferenceUs

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What is Stage Door about?

The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel. Centres particularly on the conflict and growing friendship between Terry Randall, a rich girl confident in her talent and ability to make it to the top on the stage, and Jean Maitland, a world weary and cynical trouper who has taken the hard knocks of the ruthless and over-populated world of the Broadway apprentice.

How long is Stage Door?

Stage Door has a runtime of 92 minutes.