Upstage (film)
Upstage (also known as The Mask of Comedy) is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Monta Bell, starring Norma Shearer and New York musical comedy star Oscar Shaw.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Monta Bell |
| Written by | Lorna Moon (scenario) Joe Farnham (titles) |
| Story by | Walter DeLeon |
| Starring | Norma Shearer Oscar Shaw |
| Cinematography | Gaetano Gaudio |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
Dolly (Norma Shearer) is a stagestruck girl whose career has begun to wane until she displays show-must-go-on courage by standing-in as target in a knife-throwing act.
Cast
- Norma Shearer - Dolly Haven
- Oscar Shaw - Johnny Storm
- Tenen Holtz - Sam Davis
- Gwen Lee - Dixie Mason
- Dorothy Phillips - Miss Weaver
- J. Frank Glendon - Mr. Weston
- Ward Crane - Wallace King
- Charles Meakin - Stage Manager
- John T. Bambury - Midget (uncredited)
References
- White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 852. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Upstage
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Upstage
- Upstage at silentera.com
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