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Upstage

1926 · 76 min Drama
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Year 1926
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Monta Bell
Runtime 76 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative on the contrast between illusion and reality in show business, using vaudeville as a metaphor for life's performance. It explores the fragility of success built not on talent, but on chance connections and self-deception.

What lingers after the viewing is a ruthlessly precise portrait of a downfall, where each step down the career ladder is marked by bitter irony. A sobering truth about the price of vanity remains. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Monta Bell

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Watch in the quiet of the evening, immersed in the atmosphere of old vaudeville and classic drama.

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