Stage Mother (1933)

Directed by

Charles Brabin

Genre

musical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A frustrated vaudeville performer pushes her daughter to become a star dancer. Their relationship is ruined by selfishness and deceit before they eventually make up.

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What happens

Stage Mother is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Alice Brady and Maureen O'Sullivan. The film is about a frustrated vaudeville performer who pushes her daughter into becoming a star dancer; selfishness, deceit and blackmail drive mother and daughter apart until a reconciliation at the end of the film. The screenplay was written by John Meehan and Bradford Ropes, based on the 1933 novel of the same name by Ropes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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