The Spotlight (1927)
Lizzie Stokes, an obscure and colorless actress, is elevated to stardom through publicity and better coaching from Daniel Hoffman, a theatrical producer. As Olga Rostova, an exotic Russian, she meets Norman Brooke, whose infatuation turns to love. Hoffman suggests that Norman could never care for Lizzie and proves his point. Heartbroken, Lizzie decides to see no more of him. On closing night, when he proposes to her in her dressing room and she refuses, Norman declares he must believe all the lurid details of her past; in desperation, she bares her true identity, only to find it is not her glamorous image but rather her real self that he loves.
Director:
Frank Tuttle
Writer:
Hope Loring
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Esther Ralston as Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova |
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Neil Hamilton as Norman Brooke |
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Nicholas Soussanin as Daniel Hoffman |
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Arlette Marchal as Maggie Courtney |
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Arthur Housman as Ebbetts |
| Directing | Frank Tuttle | Director |
| Writing | Hope Loring | Adaptation |
| Crew | Victor Milner | Cinematography |
| Editing | Louis D. Lighton | Editor |
| Writing | Rita Weiman | Story |
| Writing | Hope Loring | Screenplay |
| Writing | Herman J. Mankiewicz | Dialogue |
