Stage Door (1937)
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Cast
as Terry Randall
as Jean Maitland
as Anthony Powell
as Catherine Luther
as Linda
as Judy
as Eve
as Annie
as Henry
as Harcourt
as Bill
as Richard
as Butch
as Stage Director
as Hattie
as Mary Lou
as Kaye
as Mrs. Orcutt
as Milbank
as Dukenfield
as Ann Braddock
as Dizzy
as Olga Brent
as Susan
as Madeline
as Cast of Play
as Cast of Play
as Cast of Play
as Cast of Play
as Pamela Blake
as Cast of Play
as Aide
as Elsworth the Critic
as Playwright
as Eve's Cat
as Chauffeur
as Baggageman
as Theater Patron
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Actress
as Script Clerk
as Waiter
as Actress
as Dancing Instructor
as Dancing Instructor
as Dancing Instructor
as Dancing Instructor
as Taxi Driver
as Announcer
Critic Reviews for Stage Door
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While it sometimes lapses into pure corn, it nevertheless manages to capture the manic-depressive dormitory atmosphere of young actresses trying to make it in New York.
It is funny in spots, emotionally effective occasionally, and generally brisk and entertaining.
One of the great sassy-women comedy-dramas of the '30s.
The entire cast is stellar, including little knowns Lucille Ball -- "my big break"-- Eve Arden, "real discovery" Andrea Leeds, Jack Carson, and a 14-year-old Ann Miller who lied about her age.
Stage Door crackles with zingers ad-libbed by a cast that includes Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Eve Arden, and Lucille Ball.
Stage Door, La Cava's serio comedy about a group of aspiring actresses, is one of Hollywood's wittiest and most enjoyable backstage sagas. In top form, Hepburn and Ginger Rogers head a large cast that includes Lucille Ball, Andrea Leeds, and Ann Miller
Audience Reviews for Stage Door
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.
Super Reviewer
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.
Super Reviewer
i like it better than the women. gotta wonder how kate and ginger got along
Super Reviewer
Stage Door Quotes
| Terry Randall: | Oh, darling, youâ??re sweet... I wish you were going to be there to hold my hand. |
| Terry Randall: | Oh, darling, you're sweet... I wish you were going to be there to hold my hand. |
| Kaye Hamilton: | Iâ??ll be there... (Terry looks at her) ...in spirit. |
| Kaye Hamilton: | I'll be there... [Terry looks at her] ...in spirit. |
| Kaye Hamilton: | I felt the same way a year ago. I felt like running and hiding from everyone... But after youâ??re through that opening speech, thereâ??s a thrill youâ??ll never forget. Itâ??s a thrill that can only come once. |
| Kaye Hamilton: | I felt the same way a year ago. I felt like running and hiding from everyone... But after you're through that opening speech, there's a thrill you'll never forget. It's a thrill that can only come once. |
| Terry Randall: | I canâ??t figure out whether itâ??s thrill or agony. |
| Terry Randall: | I can't figure out whether it's thrill or agony. |
| Kaye Hamilton: | It's both. |