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The Actress

"There's hope and heart-ache in the adventures of a stage-struck daughter!"

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NR 1953 · 1h 30m
Drama, Comedy
Starring Spencer Tracy · Jean Simmons · Teresa Wright
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About

The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.

Theatrical
Sep 25, 1953
Director
George Cukor
Producer
Lawrence Weingarten
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
seaman stage struck
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Cast

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S
Spencer Tracy
Clinton Jones
J
Jean Simmons
Ruth Gordon Jones
T
Teresa Wright
Annie Jones
A
Anthony Perkins
Fred Whitmarsh
I
Ian Wolfe
Mr. Bagley
K
Kay Williams
Hazel Dawn
M
Mary Wickes
Emma Glavey
N
Norma Jean Nilsson
Anna
D
Dawn Bender
Katherine
E
Erville Alderson
Mike McGrath (uncredited)
J
Jackie Coogan
Inopportune (uncredited)

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