Footlights and Fools

Nov 8, 1929

1h 18m

★ 0.0

Mirth! Melody! Drama! Color!

Overview

Moore plays the "dual" role of a French singer in America who was originally an American chorus girl in France to acquire a new persona.

Genres

Music

Drama

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Footlights and Fools Trailers

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Cast

Betty Murphy / Fifi D'Auray

Colleen Moore

Jimmy Willet

Raymond Hackett

Gregory Pyne

Fredric March

Claire Floyd

Virginia Lee Corbin

Chandler Cunnungham

Edward Martindel

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Treasurer

Frederick Howard

Call boy

Mickey Bennett

Stage manager

Sydney Jarvis

Press agent

Cleve Moore

Stage doorman

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Bud Burke

Larry Banthim

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