Glorifying the American Girl

Glorifying the American Girl (1929)

With a galaxy of Broadway's famous stars- See how Broadway's darlings are glorified!

A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.

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  • Release Date: 1929-12-07
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Millard Webb

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  • Trailer

    Cast

    • Mary Eaton

      Gloria Hughes

    • Eddie Cantor

      Self

    • Helen Morgan

      Self

    • Rudy Vallee

      Self

    • Dan Healy

      Miller

    • Kaye Renard

      Mooney

    • Edward Crandall

      Buddy

    • Gloria Shea

      Barbara

    • Sarah Edwards

      Mrs. Hughes

    • Noah Beery

      Self (uncredited)

    • Irving Berlin

      Self (uncredited)

    • Norman Brokenshire

      Self (voice) (uncredited)

    • Billie Burke

      Self (uncredited)

    • Desha Delteil

      Dancer (uncredited)

    • Charles B. Dillingham

      Self (uncredited)

    • Texas Guinan

      Self (uncredited)

    • Otto Kahn

      Self (uncredited)

    • Nancy Kelly

      Child (uncredited)

    • Ring Lardner

      Self (uncredited)

    • Bull Montana

      Customer Requesting "Baby Face" (uncredited)

    • Tony Sansone

      Harkrider's Finale Revue (uncredited)

    • Louis Sorin

      Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)

    • Jimmy Walker

      Self (uncredited)

    • Johnny Weissmüller

      Adonis in "Loveland"

    • Adolph Zukor

      Self (uncredited)

    • Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

      Self (uncredited)

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