The Smart Set

Mar 24, 1928

1h 20m

★ 5.6

WILLIAM HAINES IN A PICTURE THAT LIFTS THE LID ON THE DOINGS OF THE GAY, GIDDY YOUNGER SOCIETY CROWD

Overview

A cocky, arrogant young playboy is expelled from his American polo team shortly before the big match with England.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Tommy Van Buren

William Haines

Polly Durant

Alice Day

Nelson

Jack Holt

Durant

Hobart Bosworth

Sammy

Coy Watson Jr.

Cynthia

Constance Howard

Mr. Van Buren

Paul Nicholson

Mrs. Van Buren

Julia Swayne Gordon

Host at Red Lantern Inn

Allan Cavan

Tommy's Valet

Harry Gribbon

Beleaguered Diner

Herbert Prior

Minor Role

Scott Seaton

Wanting his son to get away from his many girlfriends and buckle down to work, the New York industrialist father of a playboy sends him to an obscure village in Spain to find samples of a rare mineral. When the son gets to Spain, he runs afoul of the local police chief - who has a secret that he tries to keep the young man from discovering.

4.7

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Snub, the delivery man, and his assistant, Sunny, are returning from a delivery when they almost run over a lost woman. After she asks for directions, they accompany the woman to a dance school, where Snub is mistaken for the new professor.

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3.3

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6.6

The Rink

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6.6

The Pawnshop

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A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.

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3.1

Mrs. Pussy Loves Animals

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Each time Mrs Babylas sees an animal, she just can't help herself bring it back home.

6.7

Spite Marriage

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An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.

5.9

The Hayseed

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Buster manages the store while Roscoe delivers the mail, taking time out for hide-and-seek with Molly. The constable, also interested in Molly, steals $300 while being observed by Buster.

5.5

The Rough House

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Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough sets the nuptial bedroom on fire, as the residence's cook tries to woo the maid who only has eyes for the charming delivery boy. As one thing leads to another, Mr Rough ends up preparing dinner for a pair of duplicitous guests, when, clearly, he should be staying out of the kitchen. Does Mrs Rough know the visitors' true intentions? But, above all, how will this disastrous dinner party at the Rough house end?

7.5

The Scarecrow

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7.1

Neighbors

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6.6

The Haunted House

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7.2

The Goat

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A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.