- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1927-01-30
- Director: John Ford (I) (1894–1973)
- Writers: Randall Faye , Wallace Smith
- Language: English
- Stars: Earle Foxe , Nancy Nash , Grant Withers , Lydia Yeamans Titus , Emile Chautard , Raymond Hitchcock
- Runtime: 60 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: The Public Idol (United States of America) , Upstream (United States of America) , A Torrente da Fama (Brazil) , Pod prąd (Poland) , Upstream , Footlight Glamour (United Kingdom) , Ser o no ser (Spain) , Controcorrente (Italy) , Вверх по течению
- Plot: Among the residents of a theatrical boarding house is the last member of a once great acting family, down on his luck. When an offer to star in a London "Hamlet" comes, he takes lessons from a faded former star, and goes on to huge success as he forgets his old friends.
- IMDB:tt0018530
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John Ford
(I)
(1894–1973)
Director
Nancy Nash
Gertie Ryan
Earle Foxe
Eric Brashingham
Grant Withers
John Rogers
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Hattie Breckenbridge Peyton
Emile Chautard
Campbell-Mandare
Raymond Hitchcock
Hitchy
Ted McNamara
Callahan and Callahan
Sammy Cohen
Callahan and Callahan
Jane Winton
(1905–1959)
The Soubrette
Lillian Worth
Sister Team
Judy King
The Sister Team
Harry A. Bailey
Gus Hoffman
Francis Ford
Juggler
Ely Reynolds
Deerfoot
Sammy Blum
Eric's Valet
Carrie Daumery
Theatre Audience Spectator
Dwight Frye
Theatre Audience Spectator
Anita Garvin
Theatre Audience Admirer at Stage Door
Bertram Johns
Theatre Audience Spectator
Margaret Mann
Theatre Audience Spectator
Frank Finch Smiles
Theatre Audience Spectator