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6.1/10   35 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Sam Janney (play)
Gene Towne (dialogue and continuity)
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Release Date:
2 February 1930 (USA) more
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Plot:
In this light romantic comedy, 17-year old Loretta Young is cast as Ann Harper, a wealthy socialite... more | add synopsis
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Nice little comedy from the pre-Code era. more (5 total)

Cast

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Loretta Young ... Ann Harper Berry

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ... Gil 'Gilly' Hayden
Louise Fazenda ... Aunt Sarah Harper (Katherine in credits)
Otis Harlan ... Major Rupert Harper
Daphne Pollard ... Agnes, Lucy's maid
Edward J. Nugent ... Andy Martin (as Eddie Nugent)
Inez Courtney ... Betty
Ethel Wales ... Aunt Katherine Harper (Sarah in credits)
Norman Selby ... Terry Todd
Raymond Keane ... Linton 'Lint' Harper
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Additional Details

Runtime:
69 min (copyright length) | USA:67 min (Turner library print)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Vitaphone (Western Electric Apparatus)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 16 August 1926 and had 168 performances. The leads were played by Kathleen Comegys and Harold Vermilyea, and friends Terry and Andy were played by Charles D. Brown and Osgood Perkins. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Onscreen credits list Louise Fazenda as "Sarah" and Ethel Wales as "Katherine", but Fazenda is consistently called "Katherine" and Wales is consistently called "Sarah". more
Movie Connections:
Version of Ladies at Play (1926) more
Soundtrack:
Whoopin' It Up! more

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
Nice little comedy from the pre-Code era., 10 December 2003
7/10
Author: JohnKyle from Bellevue, NE

This film is a little known entry from the early days of "talkies" that deserves better recognition. Not a masterpiece by any means, it is still a forerunner of the screwball comedies of the later 30s and 40s and, as such, is pleasant and delightful in its own way.

The cast is very good. It is hard to believe that Loretta Young, playing an heiress who wants to create a family scandal, was only sixteen or seventeen when this movie was made. She has a charm and sensuality that belies her years. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., who was nearly as young, does a nice job as a bumbling wannabe gigolo who falls in love with Loretta. Also, as noted by other reviewers, Louise Fazenda, as Young's aunt, and Daphne Pollard, as the "helpful" maid, give very funny performances.

The next time that this movie is on TCM, try to catch it or tape it. There are a lot worse ways to spend an hour or so.

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