The Actress

Sidney Franklin
1928-04-27

A romance behind the scenes after the curtain falls.
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70 min

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

Name Character Team
Norma Shearer Rose Trelawny Unowned
Owen Moore Tom Wrench Unowned
Gwen Lee Avonia Unowned
Lee Moran Colpoys Unowned
Roy D'Arcy Gadd Unowned
Virginia Pearson Mrs. Telfer Unowned
William Humphrey Mr. Telfer Unowned
Effie Ellsler Mrs. Mossop Unowned
Ralph Forbes Arthur Gower Unowned
O. P. Heggie Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower Unowned
Andrée Tourneur Clara de Foenix Unowned
Cyril Chadwick Capt. de Foenix Unowned
Margaret Seddon Miss Trafalgar Gower Unowned