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1933 Drama Romance 1h 25m

Stage Mother

"Her life was all CAREER and no CARESSES"

Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley 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. Heartbroken, Shirley sets off on a series of disastrous but profitable relationships.

5.0 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Alice Brady

Kitty Lorraine

Maureen O'Sullivan

Shirley Lorraine

Franchot Tone

Warren Foster

Phillips Holmes

Lord Reggie Aylesworth

Ted Healy

Ralph Martin

Russell Hardie

Fred Lorraine

C. Henry Gordon

Ricco

Ben Alexander

Francis Nolan

Larry Fine

Customer at Music Store

Dick Elliott

Party Guest

Alan Edwards

Al Dexter

Lowden Adams

Dexter's Butler (uncredited)

Luis Alberni

Hors D'Oeuvres Waiter (uncredited)

Sam Ash

Mr. Mark Thorne (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Mustached Man With Badge

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