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Glorifying the American Girl

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
747
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Mary Eaton in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
ComedyDramaMusical
The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
747
YOUR RATING
    • Millard Webb
    • J.P. McEvoy(from the story by)
    • Millard Webb(from the story by)
  • Stars
    • Mary Eaton
    • Eddie Cantor
    • Helen Morgan
    • Millard Webb
    • J.P. McEvoy(from the story by)
    • Millard Webb(from the story by)
  • Stars
    • Mary Eaton
    • Eddie Cantor
    • Helen Morgan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Mary Eaton in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
    Mary Eaton in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
    Mary Eaton in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
    Mary Eaton, Sarah Edwards, and Dan Healy in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
    Edward Crandall and Mary Eaton in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
    Mary Eaton, Sarah Edwards, and Dan Healy in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
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    Mary Eaton
    Mary Eaton
    • Gloria Hughes
    Eddie Cantor
    Eddie Cantor
    • Eddie Cantor - Appearance in Revue Scenes
    Helen Morgan
    Helen Morgan
    • Helen Morgan - Appearance in Revue Scenes
    Rudy Vallee
    Rudy Vallee
    • Rudy Vallee - Appearance in Revue Scenes
    Dan Healy
    • 'Miller'
    Kaye Renard
    • 'Mooney'
    Edward Crandall
    • Buddy
    Gloria Shea
    Gloria Shea
    • Barbara
    • (as Olive Shea)
    Sarah Edwards
    Sarah Edwards
    • Mrs. Hughes
    Singing and Dancing Chorus of Seventy-Five Glorified Beauties
    • Chorus Members
    Noah Beery
    Noah Beery
    • Noah Beery
    • (uncredited)
    Irving Berlin
    Irving Berlin
    • Irving Berlin
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Brokenshire
    • Norman Brookshire - Radio Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Billie Burke
    • (uncredited)
    Desha Delteil
    • Dancer in Bubble Dance Sequence
    • (uncredited)
    Charles B. Dillingham
    • Charles Dillingham
    • (uncredited)
    Texas Guinan
    Texas Guinan
    • Texas Guinan
    • (uncredited)
    Otto Kahn
    • Otto Kahn
    • (uncredited)
      • Millard Webb
      • J.P. McEvoy(from the story by)
      • Millard Webb(from the story by)
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    • Trivia
      Fanny Brice, Will Rogers and Marilyn Miller were scheduled to make cameo appearances in this film. But since Brice was appearing in a play by Ziegfeld rival David Belasco, Miller was under contract to Warner Bros. and Rogers under contract to Fox, they did not appear in the film.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Hughes: Damn it!

      [the first talking movie to use the word Damn uncensored]

    • Alternate versions
      A black-and-white print currently shown on television (which was cut down to 87 minutes) was made in the 1950s and has a number of sequences cut due to their Pre-Code content (nudity, etc.). The film was restored to the length of 96 minutes, with the original Technicolor sequences, by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
    • Connections
      Featured in Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      What Wouldn't I Do for That Man?
      (1929) (uncredited)

      Music by Jay Gorney

      Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

      Sung by Helen Morgan

    User reviews28

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    6/10
    A glimpse into the 20's plus a decent story as well
    There are two levels to this film. First is your chance to get a glimpse of history. You get to see an example (brief) of what one of the Ziegfeld Follies was. In the process of that you get a chance to hear and see Rudy Vallee and Helen Morgan sing, and see one of Eddie Cantor's skits. You also get a feel for the pomp and extravagance of the follies. What a difference to today's entertainment. In a sense, the folllies were a preview of what became the variety shows on television. And, those shows are gone too. And the movie catches how interested the general public was when a show opened. There was no tv in 1929 so radio went on the air describing all of the people who were attending the opening.

    The second level is a fairly decent and interesting story. A story of a young woman who wanted to achieve success. And, in her drive for that success, we see the life she leaves behind and the effect that has on people as she drives forward. Part of that drive comes from her mother who wanted to be a part of that success. It is interesting how she also tries to drive Mary Eaton into making the decisions that she wants made and how she tries to manipulate those decisions. The movie does get across that there is a price to pay for success.

    An interesting movie and worth seeing for a glimpse into the late 20's.
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      • December 7, 1929 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Black and White

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