Footlights and Fools (1929)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.205 |
Directed By
William A. Seiter
Crew
Carey Wilson
William A. Seiter
Thomas J. Geraghty
Oliver S. Garretson
Edward Stevenson
John McCormick
Henry Freulich
Alois Reiser
Sidney Hickox
James Dunne
TOP CAST
Colleen Moore
Betty Murphy / Fifi D'Auray
Raymond Hackett
Jimmy Willet
Fredric March
Gregory Pyne
Virginia Lee Corbin
Claire Floyd
Edward Martindel
Chandler Cunnungham
Frederick Howard
Treasurer
Mickey Bennett
Call boy
Sydney Jarvis
Stage manager
Cleve Moore
Press agent
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Stage doorman
Larry Banthim
Bud Burke
Earl Bartlett
Trio Leader (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
(uncredited)
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