Stage Door

Stage Door

92 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 7, 1937

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.

Stage Door

92 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 7, 1937

Stage Door
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Stage Door
Directors James H. Anderson, Gregory La Cava
Writers Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman, Anthony Veiller, Morrie Ryskind

Cast

Katharine Hepburn

as Terry Randall

Ginger Rogers

as Jean Maitland

Adolphe Menjou

as Anthony Powell

Gail Patrick

as Linda Shaw

Andrea Leeds

as Kay Hamilton

Constance Collier

as Miss Luther

Lucille Ball

as Judith

Eve Arden

as Eve

Ann Miller

as Annie

Franklin Pangborn

as Harcourt

Samuel S. Hinds

as Henry Sims

William Corson

as Bill

Pierre Watkin

as Carmichael

Grady Sutton

as Butch

Frank Reicher

as Stage Director

Jack Carson

as Mr. Milbanks

Phyllis Kennedy

as Hattie

Margaret Early

as Mary Lou

Jean Rouverol

as Dizzy

Elizabeth Dunne

as Mrs. Orcutt

Norma Drury

as Olga

Peggy O'Donnell

as Susan

Jan Wiley

as Madeline

Katharine Alexander

as Cast of Stage Play

Ralph Forbes

as Cast of Stage Play

Mary Forbes

as Cast of Stage Play

Huntley Gordon

as Cast of Stage Play

Frances Gifford

as Mary McGuire (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

as Elsworth (uncredited)

Lynn Gabriel

as Tony (uncredited)

Fred Santley

as Dukenfield (uncredited)

Theodore Kosloff

as Dance Instructor (uncredited)

Harry Strang

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Al Hill

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Max Wagner

as Baggage Man (uncredited)

Florence Wix

as Theatregoer (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Bit Role (uncredited)

D'Arcy Corrigan

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)