Stage Struck was filmed in the Ohio River town of New Martinsville, WV. During the town's 150th anniversary in 1988, the film was shown with a live pianist in the town's newly renovated historic theater.
The prologue, consisting of a 'Salome' fantasy sequence and the finale, totaling 466 feet, were shot in 2-strip Technicolor, and survive today, along with the rest of the film.
Star Gloria Swanson learned how to flip pancakes like a pro for her role as the hash house waitress.
Filming in New Martinsville, WV, on the Ohio River was constantly slowed by the hordes of fans who mobbed Gloria Swanson.