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The Joy Girl

  • 19271927
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
15
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Marie Dressler and Neil Hamilton in The Joy Girl (1927)
  • Comedy
Though she loves one man, an ambitious Palm Beach girl marries another, whom she thinks is rich. He turns out to be a fraud who thought she was an heiress. She returns to a successful hat sh... Read allThough she loves one man, an ambitious Palm Beach girl marries another, whom she thinks is rich. He turns out to be a fraud who thought she was an heiress. She returns to a successful hat shop she maintains catering to socialites. Her true love turns out to be in fact, a rich man... Read allThough she loves one man, an ambitious Palm Beach girl marries another, whom she thinks is rich. He turns out to be a fraud who thought she was an heiress. She returns to a successful hat shop she maintains catering to socialites. Her true love turns out to be in fact, a rich man who let her think he was not to test her.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
15
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Allan Dwan
  • Writers
    • Frances Agnew
    • Malcolm Stuart Boylan(titles)
    • Adele Comandini(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Olive Borden
    • Neil Hamilton
    • Marie Dressler
Top credits
  • Director
    • Allan Dwan
  • Writers
    • Frances Agnew
    • Malcolm Stuart Boylan(titles)
    • Adele Comandini(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Olive Borden
    • Neil Hamilton
    • Marie Dressler
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    • 2User reviews
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    Olive Borden and Helen Chandler in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Olive Borden in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Jerry Miley in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Olive Borden in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Olive Borden in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Olive Borden and Neil Hamilton in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Olive Borden in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Olive Borden and Neil Hamilton in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Olive Borden in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Olive Borden in The Joy Girl (1927)
    Mary Alden and Olive Borden in The Joy Girl (1927)

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    Olive Borden
    Olive Borden
    • Jewel Courageas Jewel Courage
    Neil Hamilton
    Neil Hamilton
    • John Jeffrey Fleetas John Jeffrey Fleet
    Marie Dressler
    Marie Dressler
    • Mrs. Heathas Mrs. Heath
    Mary Alden
    Mary Alden
    • Mrs. Courageas Mrs. Courage
    William Norris
    William Norris
    • Herbert Courageas Herbert Courage
    Helen Chandler
    Helen Chandler
    • Floraas Flora
    Jerry Miley
    Jerry Miley
    • Vicaryas Vicary
    Frank Walsh
    • Hugh Sandmanas Hugh Sandman
    Clarence Elmer
    Clarence Elmer
    • Valetas Valet
    • (as Clarence J. Elmer)
    Peggy Kelly
    • Isoldeas Isolde
    Jimmy Grainger Jr.
    • Chauffeuras Chauffeur
    Betty Byrne
      Ursula Fisher
        Edna Wilson
        • Extraas Extra
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Allan Dwan
        • Writers
          • Frances Agnew
          • Malcolm Stuart Boylan(titles)
          • Adele Comandini(adaptation)
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          For many years this was considered a lost film. However in 2014 a European print was screened in New York State.

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        4/10
        A very usual film.
        This film only exists in the Czechoslovakian print, and has yet (in 2014)to have it's titles restored to English. The Technicolor sequence, I believe,was a long pan of the palm beach crowds out on a boardwalk, now only in black & white.

        Marie Dressler has one short scene as a buyer in Madge Bellamy's hat shop, where she's tricked into buying a quickly constructed chapeau in the belief it is a Parisian original, thanks to a fake label.

        The best scene is when the cad that married her reveals himself, and Neil Hamilton, just barely controlling himself from punching out the villain. Though Olive and the settings are very attractive, and the rich-folk automobiles and clothes are impressive, the melodramatic story was pretty stale even then, with little excitement now, and the overall direction tepid.
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        • westernone
        • Mar 28, 2014

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        • Release date
          • September 3, 1927 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United States
        • Language
          • None
        • Also known as
          • La chica alegre
        • Filming locations
          • Fox Studios, New York City, New York, USA
        • Production company
          • Fox Film Corporation
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 10 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Silent
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.33 : 1

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