Music ·Drama · United States of America · 1929 · 1h 18m

Footlights and Fools

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Director
William A. Seiter
Cast
Colleen Moore as Betty Murphy / Fifi D'Auray Raymond Hackett as Jimmy Willet Fredric March as Gregory Pyne Virginia Lee Corbin as Claire Floyd Edward Martindel as Chandler Cunnungham Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Jo
Crew
Henry Freulich — Director of Photography Sidney Hickox — Director of Photography Alois Reiser — Original Music Composer Carey Wilson — Writer Thomas J. Geraghty — Writer John McCormick — Producer
Tagline

Mirth! Melody! Drama! Color!

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.

Mood & Themes
broadwaymanhattan, new york city
Key Collaborators
William A. Seiter Director Henry Freulich Director of Photography Sidney Hickox Director of Photography Alois Reiser Original Music Composer Carey Wilson Writer Thomas J. Geraghty Writer John McCormick Producer Edward Stevenson Costume Design
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