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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Stage Door
"Great stars! Great story! Great picture!"
1937 1h 32m EN
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SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 144
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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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.
“Great stars! Great story! Great picture!”
Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Terry Randall
Ginger Rogers
Jean Maitland
Adolphe Menjou
Anthony Powell
Gail Patrick
Linda Shaw
Constance Collier
Miss Luther
Andrea Leeds
Kay Hamilton
Samuel S. Hinds
Henry Sims
Lucille Ball
Judith
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gregory La Cava
- Writers
- Anthony Veiller, Morrie Ryskind
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Gregory La Cava, shot by Robert De Grasse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor William Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou carry the top of the cast.
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CAST
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Marketing tagline: "Great stars! Great story! Great picture!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0029604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gregory La Cava directs. Robert De Grasse behind the camera. William Hamilton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 289 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Gregory La Cava, shot by Robert De Grasse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor William Hamilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers and Adolphe Menjou carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Great stars! Great story! Great picture!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0029604 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Robert De Grasse
- Editing
- William Hamilton
- Costume design
- Muriel King
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $952,000
- Box office
- $1,762,000
- Return
- 185% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Gregory La Cava
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
RKO Radio Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerPandro S. Berman
- Art DirectionVan Nest Polglase
- EditorWilliam Hamilton
- Costume DesignMuriel King
- Assistant Art DirectorCarroll Clark
- Theatre PlayGeorge S. Kaufman
- Theatre PlayEdna Ferber
- Music DirectorRoy Webb
- Sound RecordistJohn L. Cass
- Set DresserDarrell Silvera
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- roommates
- based on play or musical
- boarding house
- producer
- audition
- stage play
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1937-10-06NR· San Francisco, California
- Premiere1937-10-07· New York City, New York
- Theatrical1937-10-08
