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8 lokakuu 1937 (USA)
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A boardinghouse full of aspiring actresses and their ambitions, dreams and disappointments. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
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Very Enjoyable, With a Fine Cast and Many Other Strengths
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Katharine Hepburn | ... | Terry Randall |
 | Ginger Rogers | ... | Jean Maitland |
 | Adolphe Menjou | ... | Anthony Powell |
 | Gail Patrick | ... | Linda Shaw |
| Constance Collier | ... | Miss Luther |
| Andrea Leeds | ... | Kay Hamilton |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Henry Sims |
 | Lucille Ball | ... | Judith |
| Franklin Pangborn | ... | Harcourt |
| William Corson | ... | Bill |
| Pierre Watkin | ... | Carmichael |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Butch |
| Frank Reicher | ... | Stage Director |
 | Jack Carson | ... | Mr. Milbanks |
| Phyllis Kennedy | ... | Hattie |
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92 min | West Germany:83 min (TV)
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Mono (RCA Victor System)
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Lucille Ball always called this movie her big break.
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Terry Randall:
[delivering her opening speech in the play within the movie] The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower, suitable to any occasion. I carried them on my wedding day and now I place them here in memory of something that has died.
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Featured in "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" (1987)
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Put Your Heart Into Your Feet and Dance
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With a fine cast and an interesting, worthwhile story, "Stage Door" is one of the best films of the late 1930's. It provides good comedy - at least if you can keep up with the fast-paced, many-sided dialogues - and some interesting drama in the lives of its characters. The characters are well-developed, even the minor ones, and this makes the dramatic developments that much more meaningful. The atmosphere is a convincing and very interesting look at life in the theater, neither overly glamourized nor overly sordid.
There is a great deal of talent in the cast, led by Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers, whose characters clash in interesting ways. Adolphe Menjou is an ideal choice to play this kind of genial cad. Gail Patrick also is perfect as an elegant but venomous young performer. Constance Collier is amusing as the would-be mentor for the younger actresses. Andrea Leeds is very sympathetic in her role. Most of the other characters in the boarding house get only small stretches of screen time, but they all make good use of it. It's also enjoyable just to see the likes of Ann Miller, Lucille Ball, and Eve Arden in some of their earlier roles.
The cast is the most obvious of its strengths, but the writing is also quite good, and Gregory La Cava's direction is very good, maintaining a good pace without rushing anything, and keeping a good balance between the amusing and the serious sides of the story. Everything works very well, making for an enjoyable and thoughtful picture.