Footlights and Fools (1929)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Musical
Release: 1929-11-08
Director: William A. Seiter
Writers: Thomas J. Geraghty , Carey Wilson
Language: English
Stars: Colleen Moore , Colleen Moore , Raymond Hackett , Fredric March , Virginia Lee Corbin , Mickey Bennett , Edward Martindel , Adrienne D’Ambricourt , Fred Howard , Sydney Jarvis , Cleve Moore
Runtime: 78 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: El Vertigo de la Vida (Mexico) , Mademoiselle Fifi (Brazil) , Footlights and Fools (United Kingdom) , Candilejas y candidos (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Footlights and Fools , Endast du (Sweden) , Footlights and Fools (United States of America) , Achter de coulissen (Netherlands the) , Mademoiselle Fifì (Italy) , 君知るやわが悩み (Japan)
Plot: A musical comedy star named Fifi D'Auray is famed for her Gallic charm, though she is really one Betty Murphy. She won't marry her fiance, Jimmy, until he stops gambling and gets honest work. As Fifi, she has rich playboy Gregory obsessed with her, and he goes to lengths to please her, even getting Jimmy a position as treasurer of his theatre. A robbery there is pinned on Jimmy, and Fifi believes that Gregory had set a trap for him.
IMDB:tt0019892