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Glorifying the American Girl (1929)

Glorifying the American Girl (1929)

Comedy Music

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

Release Date: 1929, December 7
Directors: Millard Webb
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Jimmy Walker, Billie Burke, Sarah Edwards, Nancy Kelly, Helen Morgan, Rudy Vallee, Texas Guinan, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Johnny Weissmüller, Eddie Cantor, Dan Healy, Bull Montana

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

car accident vaudeville pre-code ziegfeld follies