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Stage Door

  • 1937
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  • 1h 32m
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Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, and Gail Patrick in Stage Door (1937)
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ComedyDramaRomance

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
    • Anthony Veiller
    • Edna Ferber
  • Stars
    • Katharine Hepburn
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Adolphe Menjou
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    8.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Morrie Ryskind
      • Anthony Veiller
      • Edna Ferber
    • Stars
      • Katharine Hepburn
      • Ginger Rogers
      • Adolphe Menjou
    • 99User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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

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    Katharine Hepburn
    Katharine Hepburn
    • Terry Randall
    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Jean Maitland
    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Anthony Powell
    Gail Patrick
    Gail Patrick
    • Linda Shaw
    Constance Collier
    Constance Collier
    • Miss Luther
    Andrea Leeds
    Andrea Leeds
    • Kay Hamilton
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    • Henry Sims
    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Judith Canfield
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Harcourt
    William Corson
    • Bill
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Carmichael
    Grady Sutton
    Grady Sutton
    • Butch
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Stage Director
    Jack Carson
    Jack Carson
    • Mr. Milbanks
    Phyllis Kennedy
    Phyllis Kennedy
    • Hattie
    Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    • Eve
    Ann Miller
    Ann Miller
    • Annie
    Margaret Early
    Margaret Early
    • Mary Lou
    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Morrie Ryskind
      • Anthony Veiller
      • Edna Ferber
    • All cast & crew
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    • 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 heard in the boarding house is extemporaneous ad-libs by the actresses.
    • 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

    User reviews99

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    9/10
    What happened to the great movies like this one?
    Something very sinister happened to movies between 1937 and the 1950s that made this kind of film impossible to make. It's a terrific example of ensemble acting, with no one taking a back seat to anyone else. Ginger Rogers is absolutely amazing, especially after seeing some of the fluffy stuff she did with Astaire. It's hard to believe this is the same actress.

    The dialogue zips along with lighting speed including some great laugh-out-loud one-liners. What a wonderful script! Very much like "Grand Hotel" in its structure and shockingly adult themes.

    The relationships between all the women are so complex it's hard to believe it was actually made when it was. It makes men look very bad - at best we're imbeciles, at worst, Svengalis. And it has the same kind of uneasiness and disillusionment with the theater that "Sunset Boulevard" had with the movies. I wish there were more like it.
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    • May 29, 2000

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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(Studio)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $952,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,835
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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