The Play Girl

Apr 22, 1928

1h 0m

★ 0.0

A Diamond Miner Who Works the Canyons of Gay Broadway!

Overview

When Madge, a clerk in a flower shop, is sent to a bachelor's apartment to deliver and arrange a bouquet, she discovers a guest, young and handsome Bradley Lane, taking a bath. She loses her job and becomes a playgirl until Bradley, her true love, asks her to marry him.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

The Play Girl Trailers

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Cast

Madge Norton

Madge Bellamy

Bradley Lane

Johnny Mack Brown

David Courtney

Walter McGrail

The Greek Florist

Lionel Belmore

Millie

Anita Garvin

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Thelma Hill

The Chauffeur

Harry Tenbrook

Flapper

Mae Madison

Socialite

Bertram Marburgh

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