Upstage (film)

Upstage
Directed by	Monta Bell
Written by	Lorna Moon (scenario) Joe Farnham (titles)
Story by	Walter DeLeon
Starring	Norma Shearer Oscar Shaw
Cinematography	Gaetano Gaudio
Edited by	Frank Sullivan
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 7, 1926 (1926-11-07)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Upstage (also known as The Mask of Comedy) is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Monta Bell, starring Norma Shearer and New York musical comedy star Oscar Shaw.[1][2]

Plot

Dolly (Norma Shearer) is a stagestruck girl whose career has begun to wane until she displays show-must-go-on courage by standing-in as target in a knife-throwing act.

Cast

• Norma Shearer - Dolly Haven
• Oscar Shaw - Johnny Storm
• 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
• John T. Bambury - Midget (uncredited)

Preservation status

• A print of the film has been preserved by MGM.[3][4]

References

1. White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 852. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Upstage
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Upstage
4. Upstage at silentera.com

External links

• Upstage at IMDb