Stage Door
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A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.
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Cast
61 people
Katharine Hepburn
Terry Randall
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
The African Queen
Ginger Rogers
Jean Maitland
Known for
Top Hat
Monkey Business
Adolphe Menjou
Anthony Powell
Known for
Paths of Glory
The Front Page
Gail Patrick
Linda Shaw
Known for
My Man Godfrey
My Favorite Wife
Constance Collier
Miss Luther
Known for
Rope
Whirlpool
Andrea Leeds
Kay Hamilton
Also in
The Real Glory
Letter of Introduction
Samuel S. Hinds
Henry Sims
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Lucille Ball
Judith
Known for
I Love Lucy
Yours, Mine and Ours
Franklin Pangborn
Harcourt
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
Design for Living
William Corson
Bill
Also in
Zorro's Fighting Legion
Super-Sleuth
Pierre Watkin
Carmichael
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Meet John Doe
Grady Sutton
Butch
Known for
The Bank Dick
Anchors Aweigh
Gregory La Cava Director · Morrie Ryskind Screenplay Anthony Veiller Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $952K · United States release October 8, 1937
Box office
Budget
$952,000
Worldwide gross
$1,762,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 6, 1937
Premiere · San Francisco, California
United States · October 8, 1937
Theatrical
United States
October 7, 1937 · Premiere · New York City, New York
France
November 4, 1937 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 5, 1938 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 17, 1938 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 31, 1937 · Theatrical
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