The Spotlight (1927)
Lizzie Stokes, an obscure and colorless actress, is elevated to stardom through publicity and better coaching from Daniel Hoffman, a theatrical producer. As Olga Rostova, an exotic Russian, she meets Norman Brooke, whose infatuation turns to love. Hoffman suggests that Norman could never care for Lizzie and proves his point. Heartbroken, Lizzie decides to see no more of him. On closing night, when he proposes to her in her dressing room and she refuses, Norman declares he must believe all the lurid details of her past; in desperation, she bares her true identity, only to find it is not her glamorous image but rather her real self that he loves.
- Date of release
- 1927-11-19
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Frank Tuttle
Casting
- Esther Ralston — Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova
- Neil Hamilton — Norman Brooke
- Nicholas Soussanin — Daniel Hoffman
- Arlette Marchal — Maggie Courtney
- Arthur Housman — Ebbetts
Interesting facts
The Spotlight is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by Hope Loring, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Rita Weiman, and starring Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton, Nicholas Soussanin, Arlette Marchal and Arthur Housman. It was released on November 19, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.
Production
The film is a remake of the 1921 film Footlights.
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