Glorifying the American Girl
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Millard Webb
Mary Eaton
Edward Crandall
Olive Shea
Dan Healy
Kaye Renard
Film Details
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Synopsis
As a child, Gloria Hughes cherishes the ambition of becoming a Ziegfeld revue girl, and at 17 she sings in the music department of a store where Buddy, who loves her, accompanies her on the piano. At the annual company picnic, Buddy takes her canoeing and proposes, but she rejects him, saying the stage is her greatest love. When the Miller-Mooney dancing act falls apart as the result of a quarrel, Miller takes on Gloria as his partner. In New York he makes objectionable advances, but she does obtain a Ziegfeld contract. Barbara, who loves Buddy, comes with him to see Gloria, and when Barbara is injured in a street accident, Buddy realizes that he loves her. At Gloria's debut, many celebrities are introduced. The show opens with Rudy Vallee and his orchestra, followed by a blues song from Helen Morgan, and Eddie Cantor does his "Cheap Charlie" skit; then Gloria appears as the premiere danseuse and is a sensation. Her triumph is lessened by news of Buddy and Barbara's marriage, but she finds contentment in the applause.
Director
Millard Webb
Cast
Mary Eaton
Edward Crandall
Olive Shea
Dan Healy
Kaye Renard
Sarah Edwards
Eddie Cantor
Helen Morgan
Rudy Vallee
Mr. & Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld
Adolph Zukor
Otto Kahn
Mayor And Mrs. James Walker
Ring Lardner
Noah Beery
Texas Guinan
Norman Brokenshire
Johnny Weissmuller
Crew
Irving Berlin
Walter Donaldson
George Folsey
Jay Gorney
E. Y. Harburg
John Harkrider
Joseph Patrick Mcevoy
Ted Shawn
Frank Tours
Rudy Vallee
Millard Webb
Florenz Ziegfeld
Leon Zimmerman
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Notes
A silent version of the film was also released, at a length of 6,786 ft.
