Upstage Movie

Upstage
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Run Time: 80 min
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Released: 1926
Directors: Monta Bell
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Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Upstage stars Norma Shearer as Dolly Haven, an aspiring actress. Applying for a secretarial post at a theatrical agency, Dolly makes the acquaintance of vaudevillian Johnny Storm (Oscar Shaw), who has shown up at the office looking for a partner. Before long, the team of Storm and Haven is trodding the boards in every small-time house on the East Coast. When the reviewers single out Dolly at the expense of Johnny, she begins developing a swelled head, and before long no theatrical manager wants to have anything to do with her. She makes her comeback -- and proves that she's a "good sport" in the process -- when she serves as a last-minute substitute for the "target" in a knife-throwing act. But when one knife comes too close to her head to suit her, Dolly faints, awakening in the arms of the forgiving Johnny Storm.

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Blocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th Century theatre directo...
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Cast

Actors Character Born
Norma Shearer Dolly Haven Aug 10, 1902 in Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Oscar Shaw Johnny Storm Oct 11, 1887 in Philadelphia, PA
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

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