CinemaOSMovie · 1928 · 1h 10m

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Back Stage Life!

70%(2)IMDbRomanceComedyDramaMusic

Eddie Kehoe is a young vaudeville hoofer who thinks his inability to hit the big time is the fault of stage managers, agents, musicians...everybody but himself. Eddie likes to tell others how good he is, but seldom shows them. Kitty Mayo, an old-time burlesque queen, who is with the McNary Vaudeville Company, advises Eddie to get himself a partner, as his solo abilities can only be stretched so far. He decides to follow her advice and, while in a theatrical supply shop, he sees Rita Carey rehearsing her dancing act that includes a trained duck. Eddie tells Rita he is a good friend of McNary's, and, with him as her partner, her future in show business will be secured. She agrees to join him and Eddie promptly names the act "Eddie Kehoe and Partner". Despite his conceit, Rita likes Eddie, as do others in the troupe, including Cleo a little gold-digger.

Directed byPaul L. Stein

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 10m
Language
EN
Released
October 20, 1928
Studios
Pathé Exchange

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Kehoe

Lina Basquette

Lina Basquette

Rita Carey

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Cleo (as Carol Lombard)

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Owens - Promoter

Crauford Kent

Crauford Kent

McNary the Vaudeville Producer

Bessie Barriscale

Bessie Barriscale

Kitty Mayo

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Vaudeville Performer

Maurice Black

Maurice Black

Vaudeville Performer

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Paul L. Stein
Paul L. Stein
Written by
John W. Krafft

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