Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.
Director: Millard Webb
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Mary Eaton as Gloria Hughes |
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Eddie Cantor as Self |
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Helen Morgan as Self |
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Rudy Vallee as Self |
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Dan Healy as Miller |
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Kaye Renard as Mooney |
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Edward Crandall as Buddy |
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Gloria Shea as Barbara |
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Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Hughes |
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Noah Beery as Self (uncredited) |
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Irving Berlin as Self (uncredited) |
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Norman Brokenshire as Self (voice) (uncredited) |
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Billie Burke as Self (uncredited) |
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Desha Delteil as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Charles B. Dillingham as Self (uncredited) |
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Texas Guinan as Self (uncredited) |
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Otto Kahn as Self (uncredited) |
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Nancy Kelly as Child (uncredited) |
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Ring Lardner as Self (uncredited) |
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Bull Montana as Customer Requesting "Baby Face" (uncredited) |
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Tony Sansone as Harkrider's Finale Revue (uncredited) |
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Louis Sorin as Tailor's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Walker as Self (uncredited) |
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Johnny Weissmüller as Adonis in "Loveland" |
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Adolph Zukor as Self (uncredited) |
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Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. as Self (uncredited) |
| Camera | George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Millard Webb | Director |
| Writing | Irving Berlin | Lyricist |
| Writing | J.P. McEvoy | Story |
| Writing | Millard Webb | Story |
| Production | Monta Bell | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John W. Harkrider | Costume Design |
| Sound | Irving Berlin | Songs |
| Sound | Walter Donaldson | Songs |
| Sound | Larry Spier | Songs |
| Sound | Dave Stamper | Songs |
| Crew | John W. Harkrider | Choreographer |
