Stage Struck (1958 film)
Stage Struck | |
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Zoë Akins | |
Produced by | Stuart Millar |
Starring | Henry Fonda Susan Strasberg Joan Greenwood Herbert Marshall Christopher Plummer |
Cinematography | Franz Planer Maurice Hartzband |
Edited by | Stuart Gilmore |
Music by | Alex North |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution (US) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Stage Struck is a 1958 American
Plot
Cast
- Henry Fonda as Lewis Easton
- Susan Strasberg as Eva Lovelace
- Christopher Plummer as Joe Sheridan
- Joan Greenwood as Rita Vernon
- Herbert Marshall as Robert Harley Hedges
- Pat Harrington as Benny
- Frank Campanella as Victor
- John Fiedler as Adrian
- Jack Weston as Frank
Production
Filmed entirely on location in New York City, the film was produced by RKO Radio Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Productions' then new distribution arm Buena Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc., which replaced RKO as Disney's distributor.[2]
Critical reception
In his review in The New York Times, A.H. Weiler opined, "the moviemakers ... obviously are devoted people, whose emotions, unfortunately, rarely move a viewer ... The fact is that the bare bones of the plot ... do not constitute a great revelation in a sophisticated age ... Susan Strasberg ... is competent as the determined Eva Lovelace. She is petite and fragile and sometimes expressive but strangely pallid in a role that would seem to call for fire, not mere smoldering ... Christopher Plummer ... is restrained but effective. Joan Greenwood ... is explosively emotional ... and Herbert Marshall does well ... It makes a nice show even if it is not stirring."[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Stage Struck: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ Disney’s forgotten live-action releases, 1957-59 at cartoonbrew.com
- ^ A. H. Weiler (23 April 1958). "Movie Review - A Tale of the Theatre Retold; ' Stage Struck' Bows at the Normandie". The New York Times.