Bright Eyes (1929)
Jenny, a cheerful kitchen maid at the Paris-style Palais de Luxe, is hopelessly in love with charming head waiter Jean—only to be stood up when he forgets their planned tryst in favor of the hotel’s glamorous dancer, Lola. Humiliated and on the verge of arrest for “stealing” champagne, Jenny hides backstage where she’s mistaken for a performer, wows the crowd with an impromptu dance, and finally wins Jean’s heart.
Director: Géza von Bolváry
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Betty Balfour as Jenny |
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Jack Trevor as Jean |
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Fritz Greiner as Henri |
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Marcel Vibert as Miguel Gomez |
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Vivian Gibson as Lola |
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Otto Hartmann as Marcel |
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Julius Strobl as Baron Huys |
| Writing | Franz Schulz | Writer |
| Camera | Theodor Sparkuhl | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Katherine Reeves | Story |
| Directing | Géza von Bolváry | Director |
| Sound | Leo T. Croke | Music |
| Editing | Daisy Saunders | Editor |
| Directing | Josef von Báky | Assistant Director |
| Production | Nikolaus Deutsch | Production Manager |
| Art | Artur Berger | Art Direction |
| Sound | John Reynders | Music Director |
| Sound | Phil Cardew | Music |
| Art | Emil Stepanek | Art Direction |
| Camera | Max Nekut | Director of Photography |