The Actress (1928)
A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.
70 min
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
- April 27, 1928
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Norma Shearer as Rose Trelawny
- Owen Moore as Tom Wrench
- Gwen Lee as Avonia
- Lee Moran as Colpoys
- Roy D'Arcy as Gadd
- Virginia Pearson as Mrs. Telfer
- William Humphrey as Mr. Telfer
- Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Mossop
- Ralph Forbes as Arthur Gower
- O.P. Heggie as Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower
Crew
- Sidney Franklin · Director
- Arthur Wing Pinero · Writer
- Joseph Farnham · Writer
- Albert Lewin · Writer
- Richard Schayer · Writer
- William H. Daniels · Cinematographer
- Conrad A. Nervig · Editor