"A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls." 27 April 1928 Drama, Comedy 70 mins
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
Sidney Franklin Director
Albert Lewin Writer
Richard Schayer Writer
Arthur Wing Pinero Theatre Play
United States 27 April 1928
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