Upstage

Upstage

The picture that goes 'back-stage' - and reveals the thrilling drama that stalks there!

1926 · 76 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama

Dolly Havens, a small-town girl with big-town ambitions that are larger than her talents, hooks up with Johnny Storm, a vaudeville performer, whose talents make the act a success. Dolly, thinking she is the reason, meets a handsome leading man and joins up with him but, before long, he discovers 'she ain't a trouper' and she is soon performing with 4th-class acts in Tank Town America.

Directed by Monta Bell · Written by Walter DeLeon

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