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Stage Door
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Stage Door is a 1937 American black-and-white drama and comedy film produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by Gregory La Cava, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Morrie Ryskind and Anthony Veiller, the movie was produced by Pandro S. Berman. The cast features Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, and Andrea Leeds. The narrative is set in New York City and explores themes involving roommates, boarding houses, and auditions.
The film has a runtime of 92 minutes and was distributed by RKO Pictures and Netflix in video on demand format. It received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Additionally, it was recognized by the National Board of Review as one of the Top Ten Films. The production design was handled by Van Nest Polglase and Carroll Clark, with Robert De Grasse as director of photography and William Hamilton as film editor.
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7.1A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.
Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Terry Randall
- Ginger Rogers as Jean Maitland
- Adolphe Menjou as Anthony Powell
- Gail Patrick as Linda Shaw
- Constance Collier as Miss Luther
- Andrea Leeds as Kay Hamilton
Themes
- roommates
- based on play or musical
- boarding house
- producer
- audition
- stage play
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Gregory La Cava
- Screenwriter
- Gregory La Cava
- Cast member
- William Corson
- Composer
- Roy Webb
- Producer
- Pandro S. Berman
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Robert De Grasse
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 627081
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Stage-Door-1937.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stage Door (film)
- publication date
- 1937-10-08
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- film editor
- William Hamilton
- title
- Stage Door
- production designer
- Carroll Clark
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 96%
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- Academy ratio
- capital cost
- 952000
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