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Footlights and Fools (1929)

Mirth! Melody! Drama! Color!

Genre : Music, Drama

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : William A. Seiter

Synopsis

Moore plays the "dual" role of a French singer in America who was originally an American chorus girl in France to acquire a new persona.

Actors

Colleen Moore
Colleen Moore
Betty Murphy / Fifi D'Auray
Raymond Hackett
Raymond Hackett
Jimmy Willet
Fredric March
Fredric March
Gregory Pyne
Virginia Lee Corbin
Virginia Lee Corbin
Claire Floyd
Edward Martindel
Edward Martindel
Chandler Cunnungham
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Jo
Frederick Howard
Frederick Howard
Treasurer
Mickey Bennett
Mickey Bennett
Call boy
Sydney Jarvis
Sydney Jarvis
Stage manager
Cleve Moore
Cleve Moore
Press agent
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Stage doorman
Larry Banthim
Larry Banthim
Bud Burke
Earl Bartlett
Earl Bartlett
Trio Leader (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
(uncredited)

Crews

William A. Seiter
William A. Seiter
Director
Thomas J. Geraghty
Thomas J. Geraghty
Writer
Carey Wilson
Carey Wilson
Writer
Henry Freulich
Henry Freulich
Director of Photography
Sidney Hickox
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
Alois Reiser
Alois Reiser
Original Music Composer
Edward Stevenson
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
James Dunne
James Dunne
Assistant Director
Oliver S. Garretson
Oliver S. Garretson
Sound
John McCormick
John McCormick
Producer

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