The Actress

The Actress (1928)

A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1928-04-27
  • Runtime: 1h 10min
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sidney Franklin

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Summary

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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  • Norma Shearer

    as Rose Trelawny
  • Owen Moore

    as Tom Wrench
  • Gwen Lee

    as Avonia
  • Lee Moran

    as Colpoys
  • Roy D'Arcy

    as Gadd
  • Virginia Pearson

    as Mrs. Telfer
  • William Humphrey

    as Mr. Telfer
  • Effie Ellsler

    as Mrs. Mossop
  • Ralph Forbes

    as Arthur Gower
  • O. P. Heggie

    as Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower
  • Andrée Tourneur

    as Clara de Foenix
  • Cyril Chadwick

    as Capt. de Foenix
  • Margaret Seddon

    as Miss Trafalgar Gower
Directing Sidney Franklin Director
Writing Arthur Wing Pinero Theatre Play
Writing Albert Lewin Writer
Writing Richard Schayer Writer