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The Actress

19536.2 / 1090 min
Comedy, Drama

Overview

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

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

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Clinton Jones

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Ruth Gordon Jones

Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

Annie Jones

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Fred Whitmarsh

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Mr. Bagley

Kay Williams

Kay Williams

Hazel Dawn

Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Emma Glavey

Norma Jean Nilsson

Norma Jean Nilsson

Anna

Dawn Bender

Dawn Bender

Katherine

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Mike McGrath (uncredited)

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Inopportune (uncredited)

Crew

Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

Writer

George Cukor

George Cukor

Director

Harold Rosson

Harold Rosson

Director of Photography

Walter Plunkett

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

William Tuttle

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Arthur Lonergan

Arthur Lonergan

Art Direction

George Boemler

George Boemler

Editor

Warren Newcombe

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Lawrence Weingarten

Lawrence Weingarten

Producer

Emile Kuri

Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

Hermes Pan

Hermes Pan

Choreographer

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision