Stage Door

19371937
ApprovedApproved
1h 32min

Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, and Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)

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A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.

Director
- Gregory La Cava
Writers
- Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
- Anthony Veiller(screen play)
- Edna Ferber(from the play by)
Stars

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Stage Door

Katharine Hepburn, Constance Collier, Ralph Forbes, Huntley Gordon, and Jack Rice in Stage Door (1937)

Ginger Rogers and Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)

Adolphe Menjou, Franklin Pangborn, and Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)

Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, and Adolphe Menjou in Stage Door (1937)

Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers in Stage Door (1937)

Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, and Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)

Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Ann Miller, and Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)

Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, and Ann Miller in Stage Door (1937)

Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers in Stage Door (1937)

Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, and Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)

Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, and Adolphe Menjou in Stage Door (1937)

Ginger Rogers in Stage Door (1937)

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Terry Randall, rich society beauty, has decided to see if she can break into the Broadway theatre scene without her family connections. She goes to live in a theatrical boarding house and finds her life caught up with those of the other inmates and the ever-present disappointment that theatrical hopefuls must live with. Her smart-mouth roommate, Jean, is approached by a powerful producer for more than just a role. And Terry's father has decided to give her career the shove by backing a production for her to star in, in which she's sure to flop. But his machinations hurt more than just Terry. —Kathy Li

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Taglines
- Brilliant In Cast And Story
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The screenplay was considerably altered from the hit stage play. Director Gregory La Cava was particularly gifted working with actresses. For two weeks prior to filming, he had his cast improvise in the boarding house set as if they were actually rooming together, and had a script girl take down all their interchanges. Most of the dialog you hear in the boarding house is extemporaneous ad-libs by the actresses during rehearsals.

Goofs
The band at Club Grotto, where Jean and Annie perform a dance number, includes a female vocalist who can be seen singing in the background, but no vocals are heard on the soundtrack.

Quotes
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.

Alternate versions
SPOILER: A shot of a man mowing the grass around Kay's grave is missing from some versions.

Connections
Edited into Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981)

Soundtracks
Put Your Heart Into Your Feet and Dance
(uncredited)
Written by Hal Borne and Mort Greene
Danced by Ginger Rogers and Ann Miller

Top review

fabulous

Thanks to the BBC this finally appears as a long-overdue TV showing in tribute to Kate Hepburn. A stunning cast includes Ginger Rogers, Eve Arden, Lucille Ball and Ann Miller (both looking impossibly young!), Constance Collier (one of the great old troupers), Andrea Leeds, Adolphe Menjou, and in the cast but not credited an hilarious performance from Franklin Pangborn as Menjou's butler, plus appearances from Jack Carson, Grady Sutton, Ralph Forbes. It is a classic film fan's joy even if the plot does creak along on a variation of the 'heiress who wants to act' theme.

Hepburn looks fabulous and that brittle voice was rarely used better than to deliver the sparkling script required. Great role for Ginger too (time off from dancing with Fred, this being around the middle of their legendary partnership). Love it. One to treasure.

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Release date
- October 8, 1937 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Vrata pozornice
Filming locations
- RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production company
- RKO Radio Pictures
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Budget
- $952,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $8,835

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Runtime
- 1h 32min
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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