The Shopworn Angel

Dec 29, 1928

1h 22m

★ 0.0

Overview

Shortly after the United States enters World War I in 1917, a Broadway actress agrees to let a naive soldier court her in order to impress his friends, but a real romance soon begins.

Genres

Romance

War

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Daisy Heath

Nancy Carroll

William Tyler

Gary Cooper

Bailey

Paul Lukas

Dance Director

Roscoe Karns

The Chaplain

Emmett King

Daisy's Maid

Mildred Washington

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