Stage Door

Name: Stage Door
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1937-10-08
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier

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Stage Door (1937)

Timing: 1:32 (92 min)

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Video for the film Stage Door — Stage Door (1937) - Closing the circle.

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$952 000

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$1 762 000

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Director

Gregory La Cava

Actors

Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier, Andrea Leeds, Samuel S. Hinds, Lucille Ball, Franklin Pangborn, William Corson
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William Hamilton
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Short description

A 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.

What's left behind the scenes

The scene in which Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) delivers her final speech was filmed by Gregory La Cava on a closed set, and he reduced the entire monologue to ten lines. He then showed the filmed scene to the other main cast members and extras. During the screening, many of them completely lost control of themselves.
At the time of filming, Ann Miller (1923-2004) was only 14 years old. She lied about her age and even presented a forged birth certificate. She succeeded in deceiving them because she was tall and beautiful for her age.
The film's script differed significantly from the script of the play, which had been successfully staged in theaters and was decided to be adapted for the screen. Director Gregory La Cava (1892-1952) came up with the following: for two weeks before filming, the actresses simply improvised in the settings of furnished rooms where they supposedly lived, while his assistant recorded all the conversations. Most of the dialogue and lines in the film are the result of these improvisations.
At the time of filming, Anne Miller (1923-2004) was only 14 years old. She lied about her age and even presented a forged birth certificate. The deception succeeded because she was tall and beautiful for her age.
Gregory La Cava filmed the scene in which Katharine Hepburn's (1907-2003) character delivers her final speech on a closed set, shortening the entire monologue to a dozen lines. He later showed the filmed scene to the other lead actors and the extras. During the screening, many of them completely lost their composure.
The film's screenplay differed significantly from the script of the play, which had been successful on stage and was chosen for adaptation. Director Gregory La Cava (1892-1952) came up with the following: for two weeks before filming, the actresses simply improvised within the sets of the furnished rooms where their characters supposedly lived, while his assistant recorded all the conversations. A large part of the dialogues and lines in the film are the result of these improvisations.