Stage Door (1937); 5th Avenue Girl (1939)

“Wisecracks ricochet at breakneck speed as the aspiring performers commiserate on demoralizing roles, sleazy agents, and the slop served in the dining hall." --The Village Voice 

Directed by Gregory La Cava

Director Gregory La Cava’s flair for improvisation and high wire performances reaches its zenith in Stage Door, a heady ensemble drama set in a New York boarding house that teams with the wised-up patter of struggling actresses.  Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers spark and spar as unlikely roommates riding waves of success and disappointment---mostly disappointment---in their pursuit of stardom until tragedy strikes.  Stage Door was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.  Producer: Pandro S. Berman. Based on the play by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman.  Screenwriter: Morrie Ryskind, Anthony Veiller.  Cinematographer: Robert de Grasse.  Editor: William Hamilton.  Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier. 

35mm, b/w, 92 min. 

Watch the trailer below.