Upstage (film)

Upstage
Directed byMonta Bell
Written byLorna Moon (scenario)
Joe Farnham (titles)
Story byWalter DeLeon
StarringNorma Shearer
Oscar Shaw
CinematographyGaetano Gaudio
Edited byFrank Sullivan
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 7, 1926 (1926-11-07)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Upstage (also known as The Mask of Comedy) is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Monta Bell, starring Norma Shearer and New York musical comedy star Oscar Shaw.[1][2]

Plot

Dolly is a stagestruck girl whose career has begun to wane until she displays show-must-go-on courage by standing-in as target in a knife-throwing act.

Cast

Censorship

Before Upstage could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the elimination of the "bottle episode" and drinking out of bottle behind a curtain.[3]

Preservation status

A print of the film has been preserved by MGM.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 852. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  2. ↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Upstage". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Upstage". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ Upstage at silentera.com
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