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Upstage (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Upstage' (also known as 'The Mask of Comedy') is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Monta Bell, starring Norma Shearer and New York musical comedy star Oscar Shaw.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=12984 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:'Upstage']
Plot
Dolly (Norma Shearer) is a stagestruck girl whose career has begun to wane until she displays show-must-go-on courage by standing-in as target in a knife-throwing act.
Cast
*Norma Shearer - Dolly Haven
*Oscar Shaw - Johnny Storm
*Tenen Holtz - Sam Davis
*Gwen Lee - Dixie Mason
*Dorothy Phillips - Miss Weaver
*J. Frank Glendon - Mr. Weston
*Ward Crane - Wallace King
*Charles Meakin - Stage Manager
*John T. Bambury - Midget (uncredited)
Preservation status
*A print of the film has been preserved by MGM.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2795/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'Upstage'][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/U/Upstage1926.html 'Upstage' at silentera.com]
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