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Glorifying the American Girl (1929)

95 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Musical   -  7 December 1929 (USA)
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The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".

Director:

Millard Webb

Writers:

J.P. McEvoy (from the story by), Millard Webb (from the story by)

Stars:

Mary Eaton, Eddie Cantor and Helen Morgan
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mary Eaton Mary Eaton ...
Gloria Hughes
Eddie Cantor ...
Himself - Appearance in Revue Scenes
Helen Morgan ...
Herself - Appearance in Revue Scenes
Rudy Vallee ...
Himself - Appearance in Revue Scenes
Dan Healy Dan Healy ...
'Miller'
Kaye Renard Kaye Renard ...
'Mooney'
Edward Crandall Edward Crandall ...
Buddy
Gloria Shea Gloria Shea ...
Barbara (as Olive Shea)
Sarah Edwards Sarah Edwards ...
Mrs. Hughes
Singing and Dancing Chorus of Seventyfive Glorified Beauties Singing and Dancing Chorus of Seventyfive Glorified Beauties ...
Themselves
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Storyline

Gloria, Barabara and Buddy are working at the sheet music counter in a New York department store. On a trip of the whole store, Gloria, who's in love with Buddy, is spotted by vaudeville hoofer Miller, whom his partner Mooney, like her predecessors, has just left. Miller tours with Gloria and both are spotted by Ziegfeld's talent scouts, just before they were splitting up, leaving Gloria with a contract giving Miller a part of her earnings in the next few years. Gloria becomes the star of a new Ziegfeld production, but Barbara, who has been pining for buddy for quite a while, seems to have more luck with him. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Partner | Contract | Vaudeville | Mother Daughter Relationship | Marriage  | See more »

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Comedy | Drama | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Glorificação da Beleza See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA See more »

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Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(Raymond Rohauer print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric System)

Color:

Black and White  | Color (2-strip Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Eddie Cantor, Helen Morgan and Rudy Vallee are listed early in the credits, and are NOT in the comprehensive cast list presented later. Because of this, the IMDb cast list uses all actor names in order of being printed in the credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Blue Skies"
(1926) (uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Played by the band during the acrobat act at the picnic See more »