My Man

Dec 15, 1928

1h 39m

★ 0.0

FANNY BRICE in the SINGING-TALKING VITAPHONE PICTURE

Overview

Fannie Brand, an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical costume house, falls in love with Joe Halsey, a young fellow who earns a precarious living demonstrating an elastic exerciser in a drugstore window. Fannie and Joe set a date to be married, but the wedding is called off when Fannie finds Joe making love to her unprincipled sister, Edna. Fannie auditions for Landau, a theatrical producer, and goes on the Broadway stage. Fannie is a great success, and she and Joe soon find their way back into each other's arms.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

My Man Trailers

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Cast

Fannie Brand

Fanny Brice

Joe Halsey

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Edna Brand

Edna Murphy

Landau

Andrés de Segurola

Waldo

Richard Tucker

Sammy

Billy Seay

Thorne

Arthur Hoyt

Mrs. Schultz

Ann Brody

Landlady

Clarissa Selwynne

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