Stage Door (1937)

Directed by

Gregory La Cava

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 139 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of aspiring actresses share a boarding house in New York City as they deal with the ups and downs of trying to make it on stage. The film follows their friendships, rivalries, and personal struggles in a competitive world.

snappybittersweetpoignantwittyquick-wittedlighthearted yet seriousensemble-drivenurban

What happens

Stage Door is a 1937 American tragicomedy film directed by Gregory La Cava, and starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier, Andrea Leeds, Samuel S. Hinds, and Lucille Ball. Adapted from the 1936 play of the same name, it tells the story of several would-be actresses who live together in a boarding house at 158 West 58th Street in New York City. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. Eve Arden and Ann Miller, who became notable in later films, play minor characters. The film was adapted by Morrie Ryskind and Anthony Veiller from the play by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, but the play's storyline and the characters' names were almost completely changed for the movie, so much so in fact that Kaufman joked the film should be called "Screen Door". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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