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The Actress
The Actress

The Actress

A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.

Genres

DramaComedy

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A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

27 April 1928

Country

United States of America

Cast

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Rose Trelawny

Owen Moore

Owen Moore

Tom Wrench

Gwen Lee

Gwen Lee

Avonia

Lee Moran

Lee Moran

Colpoys

Roy D'Arcy

Roy D'Arcy

Gadd

Virginia Pearson

Virginia Pearson

Mrs. Telfer

William Humphrey

William Humphrey

Mr. Telfer

Effie Ellsler

Effie Ellsler

Mrs. Mossop

Ralph Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Arthur Gower

O. P. Heggie

O. P. Heggie

Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower

Andrée Tourneur

Andrée Tourneur

Clara de Foenix

Cyril Chadwick

Cyril Chadwick

Capt. de Foenix

Margaret Seddon

Margaret Seddon

Miss Trafalgar Gower

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