Stage Struck (1925 film) explained

Stage Struck
Director:Allan Dwan
Producer:Adolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:Forrest Halsey
Story:Frank R. Adams
Starring:Gloria Swanson
Lawrence Gray
Gertrude Astor
Ford Sterling
Cinematography:George Webber
Editing:William LeBaron
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Stage Struck is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Gloria Swanson, Lawrence Gray, Gertrude Astor, and Ford Sterling. The film was directed by Allan Dwan, and released by Paramount Pictures with the opening and ending sequences filmed in the early two-color Technicolor.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Jennie Hagan, a waitress in a river town restaurant is in love with Orme Wilson, the hot cake artist, who is fond of actresses. She struggles hard to win him, even studying acting, and dreaming about the stage, and after many trials is successful.

Production notes

The majority of the film was shot in location in New Martinsville, West Virginia.[1] [2] Other sequences were shot at the Astoria Studio in Astoria, Queens.

Preservation

In 2004, the film, including its Technicolor sequences, was restored by the George Eastman House film archive. A copy of the film is also in the British Film Institute collection.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Foster, Charles. Stardust and Shadows : Canadians in Early Hollywood. 2000. Dundurn. 1-550-02348-9. 114. registration.
  2. Web site: On This Day in West Virginia History - August 20. archive.wvculture.org.
  3. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Stage Struck . www.silentera.com.
  4. Web site: Stage Struck. November 6, 1925. memory.loc.gov.