Stage Mother (1933)

Stage Mother is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Alice Brady and Maureen O'Sullivan. The film is about a frustrated vaudeville performer who pushes her daughter into becoming a star dancer; selfishness, deceit and blackmail drive mother and daughter apart until a reconciliation at the end of the film. The film's screenplay was written by John Meehan, based on the 1933 novel Stage Mother by Bradford Ropes.