Adapted from the
Edna Ferber and
George S. Kaufman play,
Stage Door is a comedic portrait of the theatrical community in New York.
Katharine Hepburn
stars as Terry Randall a young woman who comes from a wealthy, socially
connected family. Aspiring for a career on the stage, Terry opts to see
if she can make it on her own gumption and moves into a boarding house
with several other wannabe Broadway starlets attempting to make a mark
for themselves in show business. Terry's sassy roommate Jean (
Ginger Rogers)
just might get the opportunity to do that when she meets a lecherous
producer, but at what cost? Unamused by Terry's attempts to pull herself
up by her bootstraps, her father offers her an opportunity for a
starring role in a show that's sure to fail.
Lucille Ball,
Eve Arden, and
Ann Miller are among the other residents of the boarding house.
