Glorifying the American Girl
Glorifying the American Girl is a spectacular 1929 American musical revue and romantic comedy directed by John W. Harkrider and John S. Robertson, featuring Mary Eaton in the lead role. The film celebrates the world of Broadway entertainment, fashion, music, dance, and the emerging culture of the modern American woman. The story follows Gloria Hughes, a talented young woman who dreams of becoming a successful performer. After leaving her hometown, Gloria travels to New York in search of an opportunity on Broadway. Her journey takes her into the glamorous but highly competitive world of professional entertainment, where ambitious performers compete for recognition and success. Gloria's natural talent and determination eventually bring her into contact with major theatrical producers and performers. As she rises through the entertainment world, she encounters romance, professional rivalry, and the difficult choices that accompany a life in show business. Her experiences transform her from an inexperienced newcomer into a confident stage performer. The narrative serves largely as a framework for an extraordinary musical and visual spectacle. The film showcases elaborate theatrical productions, chorus numbers, elaborate costumes, dance sequences, backstage scenes, and extravagant sets designed to celebrate American popular entertainment at the end of the 1920s. One of the film's most famous features is its enormous Technicolor finale, which presents an exuberant celebration of American music, dance, fashion, and theatrical spectacle. The production reflects the optimism and fascination with modernity that characterized the Jazz Age. Glorifying the American Girl is therefore both a romantic entertainment story and a fascinating historical document of late-1920s American show business. It captures the transition from silent cinema to sound while celebrating the Broadway stage, the modern American girl, celebrity culture, and the spectacular entertainment industry of the period.
- 1929
- 1 h : 35 min
- 3 views
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5.588
- English (US)
Recommended
Starring
Mary Eaton
- Gloria Hughes
Eddie Cantor
- Self
Helen Morgan
- Self
Rudy Vallee
- Self
Dan Healy
- Miller
Kaye Renard
- Mooney
Edward Crandall
- Buddy
Gloria Shea
- Barbara
Sarah Edwards
- Mrs. Hughes
Noah Beery
- Self (uncredited)
Irving Berlin
- Self (uncredited)
Norman Brokenshire
- Self (voice) (uncredited)
Billie Burke
- Self (uncredited)
Desha Delteil
- Dancer (uncredited)
Charles B. Dillingham
- Self (uncredited)
Texas Guinan
- Self (uncredited)
Otto Kahn
- Self (uncredited)
Nancy Kelly
- Child (uncredited)
Ring Lardner
- Self (uncredited)
Bull Montana
- Customer Requesting "Baby Face" (uncredited)
Tony Sansone
- Harkrider's Finale Revue (uncredited)
Louis Sorin
- Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)
Jimmy Walker
- Self (uncredited)
Johnny Weissmüller
- Adonis in "Loveland"
Adolph Zukor
- Self (uncredited)
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- Self (uncredited)
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