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Movie Greats: Stage Door

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

(RKO Radio Pictures)
Starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou
This sparkling comedy stars Hepburn as an aspiring actress determined to make good on Broadway. Ginger plays the hard-boiled blonde with similar ambitions but a different idea of how to achieve them.
Adapted from the classic play by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, this RKO movie boasts a star cast, sharp dialogue and sophisticated direction by La Cava.
In the Picture: page 19
(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Adapted from the play by:
Edna Ferber
Adapted from the play by:
George S. Kaufman
Screenplay:
Morrie Ryskind
Screenplay:
Anthony Veiller
Producer:
Pandro S. Berman
Director:
Gregory La Cava
Terry Randall:
Katharine Hepburn
Jean Maitland:
Ginger Rogers
Anthony Powell:
Adolphe Menjou
Judith:
Lucille Ball
Eve:
Eve Arden
Annie:
Ann Miller
Linda Shaw:
Gail Patrick
Miss Catherine Luther:
Constance Collier
Kay Hamilton:
Andrea Leeds
Henry Sims:
Samuel S. Hinds
Harcoutt:
Franklin Pangborn
Bill:
William Corson
Carmichael:
Pierre Watkin
Butch:
Grady Sutton
Source: Radio Times

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