Stage Door

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American film comedy-drama film film

Stage Door is a 1937 American comedy-drama film about aspiring actresses living in a New York boarding house, noted for its sharp dialogue and ensemble cast including Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.

Aliases (1)

Stage Door (play) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → comedy-drama film → film →
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
basedOn	Stage Door (play) →
basedOnWorkBy	Edna Ferber → George S. Kaufman →
blackAndWhite	true →
cinematographyBy	Robert De Grasse →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Gregory La Cava →
distributedIn	theatrical release →
distributor	RKO Radio Pictures →
editedBy	George Hively →
genre	comedy-drama film →
hasTheme	ambition in the theatre → class differences →
mainCharacter	Jean Maitland → Kay Hamilton → Terry Randall →
musicBy	Roy Webb →
narrativeFocus	aspiring actresses → backstage life → friendship among women →
nominatedPerformer	Andrea Leeds →
notableFor	ensemble cast → sharp dialogue →
originalLanguage	English →
portrayedBy	Adolphe Menjou → Andrea Leeds → Ann Miller → Constance Collier → Eve Arden → Franklin Pangborn → Gail Patrick → Ginger Rogers → Katharine Hepburn → Lucille Ball → Samuel S. Hinds NERFINISHED →
producer	Pandro S. Berman →
productionCompany	RKO Radio Pictures →
releaseDate	October 8, 1937 →
releaseYear	1937 →
runtimeMinutes	92 →
screenwriter	Anthony Veiller → Morrie Ryskind →
setIn	New York City → women's boarding house →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Stage Door ("Stage Door (play)") →	basedOn
Ginger Rogers →	notableWork