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The Actress

10.019281h 10mMovieDramaComedy

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.

DirectorSidney Franklin
WritersRichard Schayer·Albert Lewin

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Cast · Directed by Sidney Franklin

NSNorma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Rose Trelawny
OMOwen Moore
Owen Moore
Tom Wrench
GLGwen Lee
Gwen Lee
Avonia
LMLee Moran
Lee Moran
Colpoys
RDRoy D'Arcy
Roy D'Arcy
Gadd
VPVirginia Pearson
Virginia Pearson
Mrs. Telfer
WHWilliam Humphrey
William Humphrey
Mr. Telfer
EEEffie Ellsler
Effie Ellsler
Mrs. Mossop
RFRalph Forbes
Ralph Forbes
Arthur Gower
OHO. P. Heggie
O. P. Heggie
Vice-Chancellor Sir William Gower
AT
Andrée Tourneur
Clara de Foenix
CCCyril Chadwick
Cyril Chadwick
Capt. de Foenix

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The Actress hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 15, 1928. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.