Stage Struck (1917 film)

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Stage Struck
Directed by Edward Morrissey
Written by Roy Somerville
Produced by Fine Arts Films
Starring Dorothy Gish
Cinematography Karl Brown
Distributed by Triangle Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 25, 1917 (1917-02-25)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

Stage Struck is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Edward Morrissey and starring Dorothy Gish. It was produced by Fine Arts Films and distributed through Triangle Film Corporation. [1] [2]

Contents

A copy survives in the Library of Congress collection and Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo, Brazil. [3] [4]

Plot summary

Cast

uncredited

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Stage Struck
  2. Stage Struck at silentera.com
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.173 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Stage Struck