My Best Girl (1927)
Overview
Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockroom girl Maggie Johnson, and they fall in love. This causes problems, because Mrs. Merrill had planned for her son to marry Millicent Rogers, a high society girl.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $483,103.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,027,757.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.091 |
Directed By
Sam Taylor
Crew
Sam Taylor
Charles Rosher
David Kesson
Mary Pickford
H. Bruce Humberstone
Hope Loring
Tim Whelan
Kathleen Norris
John DuCasse Schulze
Allen McNeil
Hope Loring
TOP CAST
Mary Pickford
Maggie Johnson
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Joe Grant
Sunshine Hart
Ma Johnson
Lucien Littlefield
Pa Johnson
Carmelita Geraghty
Liz Johnson
Hobart Bosworth
Robert Merrill
Evelyn Hall
Esther Merrill
Avonne Taylor
Millicent Rogers
Mack Swain
Judge
Junior Johnston
Nick Powell
Matthew Beard
Child (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited)
William Courtright
Stock Clerk (uncredited)
Max Davidson
Night Court Spectator (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier
Crippled Pencil Peddler (uncredited)
Louise Emmons
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
Cop (uncredited)
Carole Lombard
Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)
Andy MacLennan
Man in Court Room (uncredited)
Isabelle Sheridan
Blonde Sales Clerk (uncredited)
Frank Finch Smiles
Butler (uncredited)
Harry Walker
Floorwalker (uncredited)
John George
Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
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