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Glorifying the American Girl
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Glorifying the American Girl

Dec 7, 1929
1h 35m
★ 5.6

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

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.

Genres

Music
Comedy

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Mary Eaton

Gloria Hughes

Mary Eaton

Eddie Cantor

Self

Eddie Cantor

Helen Morgan

Self

Helen Morgan

Rudy Vallee

Self

Rudy Vallee

Dan Healy

Miller

Dan Healy

Kaye Renard

Mooney

Kaye Renard

Edward Crandall

Buddy

Edward Crandall

Gloria Shea

Barbara

Gloria Shea

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Hughes

Sarah Edwards

Noah Beery

Self (uncredited)

Noah Beery

Irving Berlin

Self (uncredited)

Irving Berlin

Norman Brokenshire

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Norman Brokenshire

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