Page Miss Glory (1935)

A chambermaid impersonates the fictional subject of a composite photo that won a beauty contest, with whom a famed aviator falls in love.

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers:

Delmer Daves (screen play), Robert Lord (screen play)

Stars:

Marion Davies, Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marion Davies	...	Loretta Dalrymple - Dawn Glory
Pat O'Brien	...	Dan 'Click Wiley
Dick Powell	...	Bingo Nelson
Mary Astor	...	Gladys Russell
Frank McHugh	...	Ed Olson
Lyle Talbot	...	Slattery
Allen Jenkins	...	Petey
Barton MacLane	...	Blackie (as Barton McLane)
Patsy Kelly	...	Betty
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Joe Bonner
Joseph Cawthorn	...	Mr.Freischutz
Al Shean	...	Mr. Hamburgher
Berton Churchill	...	Mr. Yates - Assistant Hotel Manager
Helen Lowell	...	Actress - Dawn Glory's 'Mother'
Mary Treen	...	Beauty Shop Operator

Storyline

Loretta Dalrymple, a homely young country girl comes to New York City and gets a job as a chambermaid in a large hotel. She meets Ed Olson, a photographer out of work, and Dan Riley, a promoter with nothing to promote. When an advertiser offers a reward for a photograph of 'America's Prettiest Girl,", Ed makes a composite photo of all the famous movie stars and society belles and calls the girl in his picture "Dawn Glory." A Dawn-Glory craze sweeps the country, and Loretta, with makeup and new clothes, turns out to be the reincarnation of the picture. Loretta has fallen in love with a newspaper picture of "Bingo" Russell, a famous aviator, and when Dan and Ed ask her to pose as Dawn Glory, she readily agrees, hoping she will get to meet Russell. She does meet him and, then, complications arise.

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Plot Keywords:

train station | marion davies billed above the title | tension | damsel in distress | deception | 

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Taglines:

HERE'S GLAMOUROUS MARION! BACK AGAIN IN ALL HER GLORY! Back with that glamorous gleam in her eye...that laughing lilt in her voice...that merry, magical something that makes her the favorite of millions! For nearly two years she's been searching, searching, searching for just the right story! And of course it was Warner Bros. who finally secured Broadway's scream success to crown her lit-filled screen career! (Print Ad-Syracuse Journal, ((Syracuse NY)) 17 September 1935)

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Did You Know?

Trivia

Page Miss Glory (1935) opened in September of 1935, 15 months after Marion Davies' last film, Operator 13 (1934) had opened in June of 1934. This was the longest period in Davies' long career she had been off the screen.

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Goofs

When Click and Edward are in their hotel suite; various characters keep showing up at their door unannounced. However, none of these folks knew the room number. They would have had to ask the hotel desk and in that case, the desk would not have given them the number without first calling the room to get permission.

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Quotes

Click Wiley: You yourself said she was glorious. If she can carry you away, you a woman, what do you think she'll do to those judges? Boy, she'll make the headlines.

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Crazy Credits

Opening Card: Grand Central Terminal... New York

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Connections

Featured in Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)

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Soundtracks

Coney Island
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played on the radio when Bingo first tells everyone about his upcoming flight

User Reviews

This was a fun movie

While my first impression of the movie was that it was corny, I soon saw the excessive exaggeration made for a fun movie. The country girl was the ultimate hick, the hero was the absolute best flier in the world, and Barton MacLane was at his evil best.

Enjoyed it.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Page Miss Glory

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cosmopolitan Productions, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 75 min (preview)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1