The Spotlight

The Spotlight is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by Hope Loring, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Rita Weiman, and starring Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton, Nicholas Soussanin, Arlette Marchal and Arthur Housman. It was released on November 19, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. Cast Esther Ralston as Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova Neil Hamilton as Norman Brooke Nicholas Soussanin as Daniel Hoffman Arlette Marchal as Maggie Courtney Arthur Housman as Ebbetts Production The film is a remake of the 1921 film Footlights. Preservation status The Spotlight is a lost film.