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Stage Mother is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Alice Brady and Maureen O'Sullivan. The film is about a frustrated vaudeville performer who pushes her daughter into becoming a star dancer; selfishness, deceit and blackmail drive mother and daughter apart until a reconciliation at the end of the film. The film's screenplay was written by John Meehan, based on the 1933 novel Stage Mother by Bradford Ropes.
Original Release
09/20/1933
US Release
09/20/1933
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alice Brady | Kitty Lorraine |
Maureen O'Sullivan | Shirley Lorraine |
Franchot Tone | Warren Foster |
Phillips Holmes | Lord Aylesworth / Lord Reggie Aylesworth |
Ted Healy | Ralph Martin |
Russell Hardie | Fred Lorraine |
C. Henry Gordon | Ricco |
Alan Edwards | Dexter / Al Dexter |
Ben Alexander | Francis Nolan |
Lowden Adams | Dexter's Butler |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alice Brady | Kitty Lorraine |
Maureen O'Sullivan | Shirley Lorraine |
Franchot Tone | Warren Foster |
Phillips Holmes | Lord Aylesworth / Lord Reggie Aylesworth |
Ted Healy | Ralph Martin |
Russell Hardie | Fred Lorraine |
C. Henry Gordon | Ricco |
Alan Edwards | Dexter / Al Dexter |
Ben Alexander | Francis Nolan |
Lowden Adams | Dexter's Butler |
Luis Alberni | Hors D'Oeuvres Waiter |
Sam Ash | Mr. Mark Thorne |
Hank Bell | Mustached Man With Badge |
Margaret Bert | Nurse |
Nora Cecil | Miss Gilford - Kitty's Music Store Boss / Miss Gilford, Kitty's Music Store Boss |
Elspeth Dudgeon | Music Store Customer |
Jay Eaton | Mr. Sterling - Dance Instructor / Mr. Sterling, Dance Instructor |
Bill Elliott | Audience Member / Dexter's Party Guest |
John Elliott | Politician |
Larry Fine | Music Store Customer / Customer at Music Store |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hunt Stromberg | Executive Producer |
Hunt Stromberg | Producer |