Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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Stage Door (1937)
(Gregory La Cava, US 1937, 92 min., 35mm)
Taking up residence at a boarding house full of aspiring Broadway actresses, Terry (Katharine Hepburn) seeks to join the life of her roommates, who are seduced by impresario Anthony Powell’s (Adolphe Menjou) promises of fame. With her haughty, upper-class attitude, Terry works to earn their respect while staring down the question that faces them all: is the failure worth the heartache? Full of vibrant energy and a ribald humor, Stage Door is one of director Gregory La Cava’s masterpieces, with no small thanks to the talents of some of the most revered actresses of the era.