Stage Struck
About Stage Struck
Jennie Hagen, a waitress, daydreams about being an actress. She and her boyfriend, cook Orme Wilson, want a diner of their own. Orme loves her and also falls for stage stars. When a riverboat company comes to town he is taken with the lead, Lillian Lyons. Jennie goes on to beat Lillian and is out of her depth. Gloria Swanson plays Jennie. Lawrence Gray plays Orme. Gertrude Astor is billed with them.
Cast & crew
More about Stage Struck
Allan Dwan directed and produced with Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky. Forrest Halsey wrote it. George Webber photographed it. Paramount released it. It runs 70 minutes. The opening and ending were shot in early two-color Technicolor. Ford Sterling, Oliver Sandys, and Carrie Scott are on the catalog cast. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Look
George Webber photographed the black-and-white middle and the two-color opening and ending.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Only the opening and the ending are in the two-color process. The middle is black and white.
- The rival is a riverboat actress, not a Broadway star passing through by train.
- New York City is the named location.
Scenes
- Orme watches Lillian Lyons come off the riverboat.
- Jennie insists on going on against her and cannot hold the stage.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Stage Struck)
