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.

Cast:

Esther Ralston
Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova 

Neil Hamilton
Norman Brooke 

Nicholas Soussanin
Daniel Hoffman 

Arlette Marchal
Maggie Courtney 

Arthur Housman
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