''Stage Struck'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Edward Morrissey and starring

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. It was produced by Fine Arts Films and distributed through

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. A copy survives in the

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collection and Cinemateca Brasileira, Sao Paulo Brazil .The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Stage Struck''
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Plot summary

Cast

- Ruth Colby * Frank Bennett - Jack Martin * Kate Toncray - Mrs Martin * Jennie Lee - Mrs Teedles *

Spottiswoode Aitken Frank Spottiswoode Aitken (16 April 1868 – 26 February 1933) was a Scottish-American actor of the silent era. He played Dr. Cameron in D. W. Griffith's epic drama ''The Birth of a Nation''. Early years Aitken was born 16 April 1868 in Edinb ...

- The Judge * Fred Warren - Jack Schneider * Marzie Radford - The Slavey ''uncredited'' *

Carmel Myers Carmel Myers (April 9, 1899 – November 9, 1980) was an American actress who achieved her greatest successes in silent film. Early life Myers was born in San Francisco, the daughter of Isidore Myers, a Russian-Jewish rabbi who was born in ...

- Bit *

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References

External links

Stage Struck at IMDb.com
* * 1917 films American silent feature films Triangle Film Corporation films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-drama-film-stub