The Girl from Calgary

Oct 23, 1932

1h 4m

★ 4.0

Overview

A French-Canadian girl is a champion bronc rider and is also a nightclub singer. An ambitious young man sees her act one night and is struck by her talent, realizing that she is good enough to become a Broadway star. He convinces her to accompany him to New York, where she indeed does become a Broadway star. However, the young man finds himself being squeezed out by greedy Broadway producers who see the talented young girl as their own personal gold mine.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

I.E. Chadwick Productions

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Cast

Fifi Follette

Fifi D'Orsay

Larry Boyd

Paul Kelly

Bill Webster

Robert Warwick

Earl Darrell

Edwin Maxwell

Mazie Williams

Astrid Allwyn

Monte Cooper

Eddie Fetherston

Dolores Baker (uncredited)

Geneva Mitchell

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