''Stage Struck'' is a 1925 American silent

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starring

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, and

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. The film was directed by Allan Dwan, and released by Paramount Pictures with the opening and ending sequences filmed in the early two-color

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Jennie Hagan, a waitress in a river town restaurant is in love with Orme Wilson, the hot cake artist, who is fond of actresses. She struggles hard to win him, even studying acting, and dreaming about the stage, and after many trials is successful.

Cast

Production notes

The majority of the film was shot in location in

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. Other sequences were shot at the Astoria Studio in

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Preservation

In 2004, the film, including its Technicolor sequences, was restored by the

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film archive. A copy of the film is also in the

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collection.

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