A telephone operator at an opulent hotel falls in love with a young man who turns out to be a rich oil millionaire.
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Title: Orchids and Ermine (1927)
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| Cast overview: | |||
| Colleen Moore | ... | 'Pink' Watson | |
| Jack Mulhall | ... | Richard Tabor | |
| Sam Hardy | ... | Hank | |
| Gwen Lee | ... | Ermintrude | |
| Alma Bennett | ... | The Vamp | |
| Hedda Hopper | ... | The Modiste | |
| Kate Price | ... | Mrs. McGinnis | |
| Jed Prouty | ... | Leander Blom | |
| Emily Fitzroy | ... | Mrs. Blom | |
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Carolynne Snowden | ... | Hattie (as Caroline Snowden) |
| Yola d'Avril | ... | Telephone Operator | |
| Brooks Benedict | ... | Chauffeur | |
| Mickey Rooney | ... | Mickey McGuire (as Joe Yule Jr.) | |
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Bobby Doyle | ... | Bell Hop |
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A telephone operator at an opulent hotel falls in love with a young man who turns out to be a rich oil millionaire.
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hotel switchboard operator | new york city | telephone operator | party line | rich texan |Taglines:
WE'LL TELL 5,OOO,OOO "Colleen's back---as you like her!" (original poster) See more »Parents Guide:
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6 March 1927 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Cute comedy with Colleen Moore as a switchboard operator at a fancy hotel who meets an oil millionaire from Oklahoma but she thinks he's the valet. Not a great comedy but perfectly OK with a nice performance by Moore, who by the late 20s was one of the biggest box office draws in movies.
Several good scenes save this but is seems a bit sluggish and slow to get going. Jack Mulhall plays the millionaire, Sam Hardy is the valet, Gwen Lee is Ermintrude the "friend," Hedda Hopper plays the sales lady, and 7-year-old Mickey Rooney plays a midget! Moore is very good once the story gets rolling, a natural comic and film actress, she could be beautiful or look like Harry Langdon. Her trademark hair-do made her stand out. The rest of the cast is fine in this little comedy.
Orchids and Ermine was a big hit, but not as big as Lilac Time in 1928, which was a smash! Unfortunately Colleen Moore flopped in a series of badly made semi-talkies and a few attempts at talkies.