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8 October 1937 (USA)
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Brilliant In Cast And Story more
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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.
Another 1 win
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Broward State Door Theatre's Bubbling Brown Sugar Charms Audiences and Critics, Runs Thru 11/22
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 30 October 2009, 3:26 PM, PDT)
Stage Door: The Lord of the Rings
(From Huffington Post. 24 September 2009, 9:25 PM, PDT)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 30 October 2009, 3:26 PM, PDT)
Stage Door: The Lord of the Rings
(From Huffington Post. 24 September 2009, 9:25 PM, PDT)
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One of the best examples of Hollywood's Golden Age
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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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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Victor System)
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George S. Kaufman, upset and bemused by the way the screenwriters had substantially changed the play, suggested that the title also be changed, to "Screen Door".
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Jean Maitland:
We started off on the wrong foot. Let's stay that way.
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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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I don't quite know how to put my passion for this film into words. It's something I never expected. I taped it off of television because I've been on a Ginger Rogers kick lately (I think I'm in love with her), and very luckily experienced something of enormous quality.
There is not a regular plot. Unlike most classical cinema, the goal towards which the film is striving is quite tenuous. Basically, the goal is for Katherine Hepburn to get a part in a play and give a good performance, but it is never stressed. Instead, what we get is more of an ensemble piece. There are characters who are more central than others, but we get to know well a great number of characters. And we live with them, experience their dreams, hardships, and successes, falling more and more deeply in love with them every minute, caring about them as we would dear friends or siblings.
It is most often referred to as a comedy, and the dialogue tends to be hilarious (Ginger Rogers is in full form here, wisecracking at the speed of light), but the film's drama is very affecting, too. This film's ending is so beautiful, and like all great films, we're reluctant to say goodbye to the characters. Fortunately, since I have it on tape, I can visit the boarding house any time I want. Unfortunately, since this film is neither on VHS nor DVD, you probably cannot. Watch for it on AMC or TCM or other stations that play classic films. You will not be disappointed. 10/10