Upstage (film)

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.

Plot

Dolly (Norma Shearer) 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

• Norma Shearer - Dolly Haven
• Oscar Shaw - Johnny Storm
• Tenen Holtz - Sam Davis
• Gwen Lee - Dixie Mason
• Dorothy Phillips - Miss Weaver
• J. Frank Glendon - Mr. Weston
• Ward Crane - Wallace King
• Charles Meakin - Stage Manager
• John T. Bambury - Midget (uncredited)

Preservation status

• A print of the film has been preserved by MGM.

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