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Glorifying the American Girl

"With a galaxy of Broadway's famous stars- See how Broadway's darlings are glorified!"

1929-12-07 Music 1hr 35m

A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.

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A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.

  • Released
    1929-12-07
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 35m
  • Genre
    Music, Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.7
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures

Crew

Millard Webb
Director
Monta Bell
Producer

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Cast

Mary Eaton

Mary Eaton

Gloria Hughes
Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Hughes
Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Self (uncredited)
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

Self (uncredited)
Norman Brokenshire

Norman Brokenshire

Self (voice) (uncredited)
Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Self (uncredited)
Desha Delteil

Desha Delteil

Dancer (uncredited)
Charles B. Dillingham

Charles B. Dillingham

Self (uncredited)
Texas Guinan

Texas Guinan

Self (uncredited)
Otto Kahn

Otto Kahn

Self (uncredited)
Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Child (uncredited)
Ring Lardner

Ring Lardner

Self (uncredited)
Bull Montana

Bull Montana

Customer Requesting "Baby Face" (uncredited)
Tony Sansone

Tony Sansone

Harkrider's Finale Revue (uncredited)
Louis Sorin

Louis Sorin

Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)
Jimmy Walker

Jimmy Walker

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Johnny WeissmĆ¼ller

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Adolph Zukor

Adolph Zukor

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Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

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