''Stage Madness'' is a 1927 American
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Victor Schertzinger
Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include '' Paramount on Parade'' (co-director, 1930), ''Something to Sing About'' ( 1937) with James ...
and written by
Randall Faye
Randall Faye (July 26, 1892 – December 5, 1948) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and director. He wrote for 64 films between 1926 and 1947. He died in Orange County, California.
Selected filmography
* ''Upstream'' (1927)
* ' ...
. The film stars
Virginia Valli
Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s.
Early life
Born Virginia McSweeney in ...
,
Tullio Carminati
Tullio Carminati (September 21, 1894 – February 26, 1971) was an Italian actor.
He rose to fame in Italy and the United States initially as a silent film actor, starring in such films as ''The Duchess of Buffalo'' (1926), '' The Bat'' (192 ...
,
Virginia Bradford
Virginia Bradford (born Ada Virginia Estes; November 7, 1899–October 30, 1995) was an American actress.
Biography
Bradford born Ada Virginia Estes in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a former reporter who worked as an actress in the late 1920s. Her ...
,
Lou Tellegen
Lou Tellegen (born Isidor Louis Bernard Edmon van Dommelen;"Lou Tellegen, Idol of Stage and Silent Screen, Stabs Himself Seven Times." Spartanburg (SC) Herald, October 30, 1934, pp. 1-2. November 26, 1881 or 1883 – October 29, 1934) was a ...
, Richard Walling and
Tyler Brooke
Tyler Brooke (born Victor Hugo de Bierre, June 6, 1886 – March 2, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California by committi ...
. The film was released on January 9, 1927, by
Fox Film Corporation
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...
.
Cast
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Virginia Valli
Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s.
Early life
Born Virginia McSweeney in ...
as Madame Lamphier
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Tullio Carminati
Tullio Carminati (September 21, 1894 – February 26, 1971) was an Italian actor.
He rose to fame in Italy and the United States initially as a silent film actor, starring in such films as ''The Duchess of Buffalo'' (1926), '' The Bat'' (192 ...
as Andrew Marlowe
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Virginia Bradford
Virginia Bradford (born Ada Virginia Estes; November 7, 1899–October 30, 1995) was an American actress.
Biography
Bradford born Ada Virginia Estes in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a former reporter who worked as an actress in the late 1920s. Her ...
as Dora Anderson
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Lou Tellegen
Lou Tellegen (born Isidor Louis Bernard Edmon van Dommelen;"Lou Tellegen, Idol of Stage and Silent Screen, Stabs Himself Seven Times." Spartanburg (SC) Herald, October 30, 1934, pp. 1-2. November 26, 1881 or 1883 – October 29, 1934) was a ...
as Pierre Doumier
*Richard Walling as Jimmy Mason
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Tyler Brooke
Tyler Brooke (born Victor Hugo de Bierre, June 6, 1886 – March 2, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California by committi ...
as H.H. Bragg
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Lillian Knight as French Maid
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Bodil Rosing
Bodil Rosing (born Bodil Frederikke Hammerich; December 27, 1877 December 31, 1941) was a Danish-American film actress in the silent and sound eras.
Early years
Bodil Hammerich was born in Copenhagen, the daughter of music dean Angel Hammeri ...
as Maid
References
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1927 films
1920s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1927 drama films
Fox Film films
Films directed by Victor Schertzinger
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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