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Stage Mother
Her life was all CAREER and no CARESSES
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career -- even blackmailing a stage manager so that Shirley can take a more prestigious gig. But Kitty goes too far when she breaks up her daughter's budding relationship with sweet artist Warren Foster. Heartbroken, Shirley sets off on a series of disastrous but profitable relationships.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1933-09-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Alice Brady
Kitty Lorraine
Maureen O'Sullivan
Shirley Lorraine
Franchot Tone
Warren Foster
Phillips Holmes
Lord Reggie Aylesworth
Ted Healy
Ralph Martin
Russell Hardie
Fred Lorraine
C. Henry Gordon
Ricco
Ben Alexander
Francis Nolan
Larry Fine
Customer at Music Store
Dick Elliott
Party Guest
Alan Edwards
Al Dexter
Lowden Adams
Dexter's Butler (uncredited)
Luis Alberni
Hors D'Oeuvres Waiter (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Mr. Mark Thorne (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Mustached Man With Badge
Margaret Bert
Nurse (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Miss Gilford, Kitty's Music Store Boss (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Music Store Customer (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Mr. Sterling, Dance Instructor (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
Audience Member / Dexter's Party Guest (uncredited)
John Elliott
Politician (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Orderly (uncredited)
Ruth Gillette
Blonde (uncredited)
June Gittelson
Laughing Fat Woman (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer
Fred's Mother (uncredited)
Aggie Herring
The Landlady (uncredited)
Harry Holman
Mr. Rumley (uncredited)
Mary Ann Jackson
Auditioning Child Dancer (uncredited)
Gladden James
Audience Member (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Dancing Girls's Mother (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Jake, Stagehand (uncredited)
Alice Lake
Audience Member (uncredited)
John Larkin
The Porter (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger
Fellow in Third Row (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Dancing Girl's Mother (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Navy Officer (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Shipboard Extra / Audience Extra (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Man at Gangplank (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Jerry, Stagehand (uncredited)
Bradley Page
Tom Banton (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts
Fred's Father (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Messenger (uncredited)
Phillips Smalley
Music Store Manager (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Dexter's Party Guest (uncredited)
Carl Stockdale
Stagehand (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
'Irish Eyes' Singer (uncredited)
Guy Usher
Theater Owner (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift
Stage Lighting Man (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Dancing Girl's Tall Mother (uncredited)
Leo White
Percy, Audition Manager (uncredited)
Beal Wong
Stage Extra (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Billy O'Brien
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