Glorifying the American Girl

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Dec 7 1929 Passed 1h 35m
Comedy, Drama, Musical

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.

Plot

Gloria, Barabara and Buddy are working at the sheet music counter in a New York department store. On a trip of the whole store, Gloria, who's in love with Buddy, is spotted by vaudeville hoofer Miller, whom his partner Mooney, like her predecessors, has just left. Miller tours with Gloria and both are spotted by Ziegfeld's talent scouts, just before they were splitting up, leaving Gloria with a contract giving Miller a part of her earnings in the next few years. Gloria becomes the star of a new Ziegfeld production, but Barbara, who has been pining for buddy for quite a while, seems to have more luck with him.

Written by

J.P. McEvoy, Millard Webb

Directed by

Millard Webb

Cast

Mary Eaton, Eddie Cantor, Helen Morgan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
863
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA