The Actress (1928)
A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.
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.
- Date of release
- 1928-04-27
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Sidney Franklin
Casting
- Norma Shearer — Rose Trelawny
- Owen Moore — Tom Wrench
- Gwen Lee — Avonia
- Lee Moran — Colpoys
- Roy D'Arcy — Gadd
- Virginia Pearson — Mrs. Telfer
- William Humphrey — Mr. Telfer
- Effie Ellsler — Mrs. Mossop
- Ralph Forbes — Arthur Gower
- O. P. Heggie — Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower
- Andrée Tourneur — Clara de Foenix
- Cyril Chadwick — Capt. de Foenix
Interesting facts
- Based on: Trelawny of the "Wells"
The Actress is a lost 1928 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, and starred Norma Shearer.
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