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Stage Struck (1925 film)

January 06, 2023

Stage Struck is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Gloria Swanson, Lawrence Gray, Gertrude Astor, and Ford Sterling. The film was directed by Allan Dwan, and released by Paramount Pictures with the opening and ending sequences filmed in the early two-color Technicolor.

Stage Struck
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Directed byAllan Dwan
Written bySylvia LaVarre (adaptation)
Screenplay byForrest Halsey
Story byFrank R. Adams
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
StarringGloria Swanson
Lawrence Gray
Gertrude Astor
Ford Sterling
CinematographyGeorge Webber
Edited byWilliam LeBaron
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 16, 1925 (1925-11-16)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[1] Jennie Hagan, a waitress in a river town restaurant is in love with Orme Wilson, the hot cake artist, who is fond of actresses. She struggles hard to win him, even studying acting, and dreaming about the stage, and after many trials is successful.

Cast

Production notes

The majority of the film was shot in location in New Martinsville, West Virginia.[2][3] Other sequences were shot at the Astoria Studio in Astoria, Queens.

Preservation

The film.

In 2004, the film, including its Technicolor sequences, was restored by the George Eastman House film archive. A copy of the film is also in the British Film Institute collection.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Pictures: Stage Struck", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (5): 51, October 24, 1925, retrieved October 22, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Foster, Charles (2000). Stardust and Shadows : Canadians in Early Hollywood. Dundurn. p. 114. ISBN 1-550-02348-9.
  3. ^ "On This Day in West Virginia History - August 20". archive.wvculture.org.
  4. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Stage Struck". www.silentera.com.
  5. ^ "Stage Struck". November 6, 1925 – via memory.loc.gov.

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