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.
Filming in New Martinsville, WV, on the Ohio River was constantly slowed by the hordes of fans who mobbed Gloria Swanson.
Star Gloria Swanson learned how to flip pancakes like a pro for her role as the hash house waitress.