Stage Door

Stage Door (1937) starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou. Hepburn plays an aspiring actress in New York who, though her family is wealthy, chooses to stay at a cheap boardinghouse with other young women who are seeking careers in show business. Unknown to her, her father tries to interfere in her career by buying into a theatrical production. She gets the part, but at what price? This is a fine old movie with much to recommend it, not least Hepburn in the starring role. Several stars-to-be have small roles, including Lucille Ball and Eve Arden. The subtitles are adequate, but the closed captions are better. Grade: B