Joy Street

May 12, 1929

1h 9m

★ 0.0

Overview

Mimi, an unsophisticated American girl attending an exclusive Swiss boarding school, unexpectedly inherits a large fortune. Returning to the United States she quickly begins to live a wild and reckless life. Good-natured Joe attempts to set her straight, but she keeps right on living riotously. It takes Mimi a serious accident while joyriding to comes to her senses and realize she is ready for a more settled existence.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

Joy Street Trailers

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Cast

Marie Colman "Mimi"

Lois Moran

Joe

Nick Stuart

Eddie

Rex Bell

Mabel

Sally Phipps

Agnes

Maria Alba

Tom

John Breeden

Juan

José Crespo

Becky

Florence Allen

Harry

James Barnes

Teacher

Paul d'Estournelles de Constant

Dizzy

Allen Dale

Student

Charles Eaton

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