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Stage Struck is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Gloria Swanson, Lawrence Gray, Gertrude Astor, and Ford Sterling. The film was directed by Allan Dwan, and released by Paramount Pictures with the opening and ending sequences filmed in the early two-color Technicolor.
Stage Struck: Directed by Allan Dwan. With Gloria Swanson, Lawrence Gray, Gertrude Astor, Oliver Sandys. A young woman dreams of becoming a great actress. When her boyfriend starts to flirt with an actual actress, she becomes jealous and decides to fight with her rival.
The working title of this film was Screen Struck. The opening sequence, where Jennie dreams of herself as a famous actress, and the closing sequence, with Jennie and Orme in their diner, are in color.
Dwan and Swanson’s new film Stage Struck was far from the reality of Swanson’s life, with the actress playing a klutzy café waitress who dreams of glamour, romance, and stardom. Shot in the Ohio River town of New Martinsville, West Virginia, Stage Struck was the first film to be shot on location in that state.
Stage Struck is a 1925 American silent comedy film starring Gloria Swanson, Lawrence Gray, Gertrude Astor, and Ford Sterling. The film was directed by Allan Dwan, and released by Paramount Pictures with the opening and ending sequences filmed in the early two-color Technicolor.
1925 Directed by Allan Dwan. Daydreaming waitress Jennie Hagen fantasizes about becoming a famous actress, while in reality she and her cook boyfriend, Orme Wilson, hope to one day own their own diner.
Daydreaming waitress Jennie Hagen fantasizes about becoming a famous actress, while in reality she and her cook boyfriend, Orme Wilson, hope to one day own their own diner.
