Movie: The Actress

Top 10 Billed Cast

Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer

Rose Trelawny

Owen Moore
Owen Moore

Tom Wrench

Gwen Lee
Gwen Lee

Avonia

Lee Moran
Lee Moran

Colpoys

Roy D'Arcy
Roy D'Arcy

Gadd

Virginia Pearson
Virginia Pearson

Mrs. Telfer

William Humphrey
William Humphrey

Mr. Telfer

Effie Ellsler
Effie Ellsler

Mrs. Mossop

Ralph Forbes
Ralph Forbes

Arthur Gower

O. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie

Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1928-04-27

  • Average

    10

  • Rating:

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  • Tagline

    A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.

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