Stage Mother

Widowed ex-vaudevillian Kitty Lorraine (Alice Brady) came to realize that her teenage daughter Shirley (Maureen O’Sullivan) had the talent and potential that she herself never possessed...and was ready to steamroll any obstacle Shirley would face on the way to Broadway glory. Unfortunately, that would also mean callously sabotaging her girl’s chance at romantic happiness with a Boston painter (Franchot Tone). Effective pre-Code melodrama also stars Phillips Holmes, Ted Healy; look closely for Larry Fine. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.