New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930

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New Movietone Follies of 1930

"What Laffs What tunes Meet America's new Shriek of Sheiks!"

1930

1h 24m

10.0(1 votes)

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Overview

Minimum plot. Maximum stars of early cinema. Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is in love with struggling actress Mary Mason (Miriam Seeger). To prove his love, he hires Mary and the entire company of the show in which she is appearing to entertain his weekend guests at his lavish mansion.

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Fox Film Corporation

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

El Brendel

El Brendel

Alex Svenson

Marjorie White

Marjorie White

Vera Fontaine

Noel Francis

Noel Francis

Gloria de Witt

Frank Richardson

Frank Richardson

George Randall

William Collier Jr.

William Collier Jr.

Conrad Sterling

Miriam Seegar

Miriam Seegar

Mary Mason

Paul Nicholson

Paul Nicholson

Lee Hubert

Huntley Gordon

Huntley Gordon

Marvin Kingsley

Yola d'Avril

Yola d'Avril

Maid

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

Chorine

Creative team

Directed by: Benjamin Stoloff
Written by: William K. Wells

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