Stage Door

Cast

Katharine Hepburn
as Terry Randall

Ginger Rogers
as Jean Maitland

Adolphe Menjou
as Anthony Powell

Constance Collier
as Catherine Luther

Gail Patrick
as Linda

Lucille Ball
as Judy

Eve Arden
as Eve

Ann Miller
as Annie

Samuel S. Hinds
as Henry

Franklin Pangborn
as Harcourt

William Corson
as Bill

Pierre Watkin
as Richard

Grady Sutton
as Butch

Frank Reicher
as Stage Director

Phyllis Kennedy
as Hattie

Margaret Early
as Mary Lou

Andrea Leeds
as Kaye

Elizabeth Dunne
as Mrs. Orcutt

Jack Carson
as Milbank

Fred Santley
as Dukenfield

Jane Rhodes
as Ann Braddock

Jean Rouverol
as Dizzy

Norma Drury
as Olga Brent

Peggy O'Donnell
as Susan

Harriet Brandon
as Madeline

Katherine Alexander
as Cast of Play

Huntly Gordon
as Cast of Play

Ralph Forbes
as Cast of Play

Adele Pearce
as Pamela Blake

Mary Forbes
as Cast of Play

Huntley Gordon
as Cast of Play

Lynton Brent
as Aide

Theodore von Eltz
as Elsworth the Critic

Jack Rice
as Playwright

Whitey
as Eve's Cat

Harry Strang
as Chauffeur

Bob Perry
as Baggageman

Larry Steers
as Theater Patron

Mary Bovard
as Actress

Frances Gifford
as Actress

Josephine Whittell
as Actress

Ada Leonard
as Actress

Mary Jane Shower
as Actress

Diana Gibson
as Actress

Lynda Grey
as Actress

Alison Craig
as Actress

Lynn Gabriel
as Actress

Jack Gardner
as Script Clerk

Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Waiter

Linda Gray
as Actress

Jack Gargan
as Dancing Instructor

Theodore Kosloff
as Dancing Instructor

Gerda Mora
as Dancing Instructor

Julie Kingdon
as Dancing Instructor

Al Hill
as Taxi Driver

Byron Stevens

D'Arcy Corrigan

Philip Morris
as Announcer

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Critic Reviews for Stage Door

Audience Reviews for Stage Door

• Nov 13, 2015

  While watching this film I couldn't help but think about the possibility of having this remade in today's Hollywood. Women's empowerment and lack of quality roles in Hollywood is at an all time high in terms of it being at the center of discussions, so I feel like it's the perfect time. Plus, Stage Door has a bevy of strong female roles and plenty of material that can easily be translated to modern day or just kept in the 30's. Regardless, I would love to see a new rendition. An ensemble cast including Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Andrea Leeds, and Lucille Ball play a bunch of aspiring actresses at a boardinghouse just waiting for the perfect role. Plenty of films have been made about broken dreams in Hollywood, and I think this film does a good job balancing the greatness and the sadness that being an up and coming actress can bring. But I do think that the film does lose focus at times. You never get a sense as to who the story is about. The film's twists and turns constantly change your view on who the central character to the story is. The answer is that it's about all of them, but I would have liked to have seen even more comradery between the girls instead of focusing on the three main leads. If it is eventually remade, I feel as though they will have to update the Anthony Powell character. He comes off really creepy and almost at the point of intentions of rape at some points in the film. That was the one part of the film I thought could have been written better. So in all, I have to like this film because this is the role that got Katharine Hepburn cast in Bringing Up Baby, one of my favorite films of all time. And Stage Door is a really solid film that shows the horrors but also the greatness that Hollywood can present people. +Performances +Timeless +Both sides of Hollywood -Creepy Powell character 7.4/10
  

  Thomas D Super Reviewer
• Apr 02, 2014

  This early Hepburn piece is charming but far too corny to be a great film.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Oct 05, 2010

  This is the best movie about showbiz that I've seen from the 30s, I highly recommend it. Hepburn gives a fantastic performance and so do Rogers and Ball. If you're an actor too, you will be able to sympathize with the characters as I did. It made me laugh, cry, and feel for the characters and myself as well. It really moved me, that is until the ending. There was a scene towards the end where it felt the movie would end, but it keeps going. If the movie would have ended there, it would have been perfect. I still liked this movie anyway, I enjoyed it.
  Aj V Super Reviewer
• Sep 15, 2008

  I saw this recently on a channel featuring classics. Amazing to have so many future stars in one movie. The story remains relevant today even though it is a 70 year old movie.
  Red L Super Reviewer

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