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Glorifying the American Girl. Glorifying the American Girl is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film produced by Florenz Ziegfeld that highlights Ziegfeld Follies performers. The last third of the film, which was filmed in early Technicolor, is basically a Follies production, with appearances by Rudy Vallee, Helen Morgan, and Eddie Cantor .
- Florenz Ziegfeld
- Mary Eaton, Dan Healy
Glorifying the American Girl: Directed by Millard Webb. With Mary Eaton, Eddie Cantor, Helen Morgan, Rudy Vallee. The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".
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- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Millard Webb
- 1929-12-07
Barbara, Heimer's Dept. Store Clerk. Eddie Cantor. Self. Rated: 2.5/4 • Jan 4, 2020. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Eddie Cantor, Rudy Vallee and other Ziegfeld stars appear in ...
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- John W. Harkrider, Millard Webb
- Musical
- Mary Eaton, Edward Crandall, Gloria Shea
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.
Overview. 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 ...