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Stage Mother

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Kitty Lorraine (Alice Brady) has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley (Maureen O'Sullivan) into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career — even blackmailing a stage manager so that Shirley can take a more prestigious gig. But Kitty goes too far when she breaks up her daughter's budding relationship with sweet artist Warren Foster (Franchot Tone). Heartbroken, Shirley sets off on a series of disastrous but profitable relationships.

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Steve D @RT35616104 Jan 4, 2024 Solid melodrama with strong acting. See more Aug 27, 2020 Everyone needs 'family' - but, not everyone reaps such a loving, good kind of crazy, and entertaining one. Watch it. See more Read all reviews
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Charles Brabin

Director

Alice Brady

Katherine `'Kitty'` Lorraine

Maureen O'Sullivan

Shirley Lorraine

Franchot Tone

Warren Foster

Phillips Holmes

Lord Reggie Aylesworth

Ted Healy

Ralph Martin
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Synopsis Kitty Lorraine (Alice Brady) has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley (Maureen O'Sullivan) into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career — even blackmailing a stage manager so that Shirley can take a more prestigious gig. But Kitty goes too far when she breaks up her daughter's budding relationship with sweet artist Warren Foster (Franchot Tone). Heartbroken, Shirley sets off on a series of disastrous but profitable relationships.
Director
Charles Brabin
Producer
Hunt Stromberg
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 25m
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