The Actress

The Actress 1928

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.

  • Released: 1928-04-27
  • Runtime: 70 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Stars: Norma Shearer, Owen Moore, Gwen Lee, Lee Moran, Roy D'Arcy, Virginia Pearson, William Humphrey, Effie Ellsler, Ralph Forbes, O. P. Heggie, Andrée Tourneur, Cyril Chadwick, Margaret Seddon
  • Director: Sidney Franklin