The Actress(1928)

A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.

NR

1h 10m

  • Drama,
  • Comedy

Overview

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.

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

  • Cyril Chadwick

    Cyril Chadwick

    Capt. de Foenix

  • Margaret Seddon

    Margaret Seddon

    Miss Trafalgar Gower

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    Status

    Released (Apr 27, 1928)