Orchids and Ermine (1927)
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- Passed
- 1h 10min
- Comedy, Romance
- 06 Mar 1927 (USA)
- Movie
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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Cast
| Colleen Moore | ... |
'Pink' Watson
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| Jack Mulhall | ... |
Richard Tabor
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| Sam Hardy | ... |
Hank
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| Gwen Lee | ... |
Ermintrude
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| Alma Bennett | ... |
The Vamp
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| Hedda Hopper | ... |
The Modiste
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| Kate Price | ... |
Mrs. McGinnis
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| Jed Prouty | ... |
Leander Blom
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| Emily Fitzroy | ... |
Mrs. Blom
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Carolynne Snowden | ... |
Hattie
(as Caroline Snowden)
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| Yola d'Avril | ... |
Telephone Operator
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| Brooks Benedict | ... |
Chauffeur
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| Mickey Rooney | ... |
Mickey McGuire
(as Joe Yule Jr.)
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Bobby Doyle | ... |
Bell Hop
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| Fred Kelsey | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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John Kolb | ... |
(Undetermined Secondary Role) (uncredited)
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| Cleve Moore | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Tom Ricketts | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Stanhope Wheatcroft | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Alfred Santell | ||
Written by
| Carey Wilson | ... | (story) |
| Carey Wilson | ... | (scenario) |
| Ralph Spence | ... | (titles) |
Cinematography by
| George J. Folsey | ... | (as George Folsey) |
Additional Crew
| Mervyn LeRoy | ... | comedy construction |
| John McCormick | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- First National Pictures (1927) (United States) (theatrical)
- First National Pictures (1927) (Canada) (theatrical) (as First National Pictures, Inc.)
- First National Film Distributors (1927) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- First National Films (1927) (France) (theatrical)
- Grapevine Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Sunrise Silents (2007) (World-wide) (DVD) (dvdr)
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Storyline
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"Pink" Watson, a switchboard operator at the Ritz Hotel, abandons her dream of wearing orchids and ermine after numerous disappointing experiences with real and fraudulent millionaires. Richard Tabor, an unassuming but wealthy young oil tycoon, arrives at the hotel and switches identities with his valet Hank to avoid notoriety. Richard and Pink proceed to fall in love, while Hank wins the heart of Ermintrude, a gold-digging flower girl who believes him to be the real millionaire. After a series of amusing misadventures, each lands in jail. When all is resolved, Pink finds herself married to a real millionaire. |
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| Taglines | A telephone girl's tale. Listen in on her cleverest comedy-romance. (Print Ad- Hackettstown Gazzette, ((Hackettstown, NJ)) 17 June 1927) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Film debut of Mickey Rooney. See more » |