Drama ·Comedy · United States of America · 1928 · 1h 10m

The Actress

Director

Cast

Norma Shearer as Rose Trelawny Owen Moore as Tom Wrench Gwen Lee as Avonia Lee Moran as Colpoys Roy D'Arcy as Gadd Virginia Pearson as Mrs. Telfer

Crew

Richard Schayer — Writer Albert Lewin — Writer

Tagline

A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.

Synopsis

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.

Mood & Themes

based on play or musical lost film

Key Collaborators

Sidney Franklin Director Richard Schayer Writer Albert Lewin Writer

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