The Royal Family (1977)
George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan apartment when the grand matriarch, Fanny Cavendish, learns that her daughter and granddaughter may both be giving up the stage for marriage. Theatre legends Rosemary Harris, Eva LeGallienne, Sam Levene and Ellis Rabb have great fun portraying characters they know all too well from their years on stage.
Directors: Ellis Rabb, Kirk Browning.
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Donald Barton as Gilbert Marshall |
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Rosemary Harris as Julie Cavendish |
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Eva Le Gallienne as Fanny Cavendish |
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Ellis Rabb as Tony Cavendish |
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Mary Layne as Gwen Cavendish |
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Forrest Buckman as Perry Stewart |
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Sam Levene as Oscar Wolfe |
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Rosetta LeNoire as Della |
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Mary Louise Wilson as Kitty Dean |
| Directing | Ellis Rabb | Director |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Writing | Edna Ferber | Writer |
| Writing | George S. Kaufman | Writer |
