The Actress (1928)
67 mins | Comedy-drama | 28 April 1928
Cast:
Norma Shearer, Owen Moore, Gwen Lee [ More ]Director:
Sidney FranklinWriters:
Albert Lewin, Richard SchayerCinematographer:
William DanielsEditor:
Conrad A. NervigProduction Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.A production chart in the 7 Jan 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World reported that work began on The Actress on 24 Dec 1927.
Published copyright information indicating that the film has sound has not been verified. Continuity sheets show that the final 145 feet of the film are in Technicolor, but that fact, also, has not been verified. Copyrighted as 8 reels. ...
A production chart in the 7 Jan 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World reported that work began on The Actress on 24 Dec 1927.
Published copyright information indicating that the film has sound has not been verified. Continuity sheets show that the final 145 feet of the film are in Technicolor, but that fact, also, has not been verified. Copyrighted as 8 reels.
Rose Trelawney, a popular actress, marries Arthur Gower, of noble birth, and is brought into his austere household. She leaves when her in-laws insult her theater friends. Still in love with Gower, Rose loses her desire to act and faces poverty. Gower's father, Sir Arthur, attempts to help her by backing a play of hers. Unknown to Rose, Gower plays opposite her. The play is a success, and the family achieves ...
Rose Trelawney, a popular actress, marries Arthur Gower, of noble birth, and is brought into his austere household. She leaves when her in-laws insult her theater friends. Still in love with Gower, Rose loses her desire to act and faces poverty. Gower's father, Sir Arthur, attempts to help her by backing a play of hers. Unknown to Rose, Gower plays opposite her. The play is a success, and the family achieves harmony.
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