Stage Door (1937)
| Release Date | 07 October 1937 |
| Tagline | Brilliant In Cast And Story |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Ensemble Film, Showbiz Drama, Showbiz Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Pick-Me-Ups |
| Themes | Actor's Life, Women's Friendship, Ladder to the Top |
| Tones | Warm, Witty, Bittersweet, Talky, Light |
| Tags | Actor, Ambition, Big Break, Boarding House, Broadway, Show Business, Stage |
Stage Door (1937) is a RKO film, adapted from the play by the same name, that tells the story of several would-be actresses who live together in a boarding house at 158 West 58th Street in New York City. The film stars Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier, Andrea Leeds, Samuel S. Hinds and Lucille Ball. Eve Arden and Ann Miller, who became notable in later films, play minor characters.
Cast and Crew
Cast
William Corson
Bill
Elizabeth Dunne
Mrs. Orcutt
Norma Drury Boleslavsky
Olga
Peggy O'Donnell
Susan
Jan Wiley
Madeline
Mary Bovard
Bobby
Alison Craig
Actress
Laurie Douglas
Bit Role
Lynn Gabriel
Tony
Jack Gardner
Script Clerk
Jack Gargan
Dancing Instructor
Lynda Grey
Actress
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Waiter
Al Hill
Taxi Driver
Vicki Joyce
Actress
Julie Kingdon
Bernice Neimeyer, Dancing Instructor
Marie Marks
Bit Role
Gerda Mora
Dancing Instructor
Philip Morris
Announcer
Edmund Mortimer
Actor in Powell's Waiting Room
Edgar Norton
Bit Role
Bob Perry
Baggage Man
Jack Rice
Playwright
Fred Santley
Dunkenfield
Mary Jane Shower
Actress
Mary Louise Smith
Bit Role
Larry Steers
Theater Patron
Bert Stevens
Bit Role
Mary Stewart
Dancer, Singer
Harry Strang
Chauffeur
Crawford Weaver
Bit Role
Cynthia Westlake
Bit Role
Director
Writer
Morrie Ryskind
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
producer
Original Music
Roy Webb
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Cinematographer
Robert De Grasse
Editor
William Hamilton
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Art Director
Van Nest Polglase
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Costume Designer
Muriel King
Makeup Department
Mel Berns
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James H. Anderson
assistant director
Art Department
Carroll Clark
associate art director
Darrell Silvera
set dresser
Sound Department
John L. Cass
sound recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
John Miehle
still photographer
Music Department
Roy Webb
musical director
Other Crew
Patricia Doyle
stand-in: Katharine Hepburn
Production Company
RKO Radio Pictures
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Distributor
C&C Television Corporation
RKO Radio Pictures
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RKO Radio Films
Warner Home Video
Miscellaneous
Trabert and Hoeffer
jewelry
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