Page Miss Glory (1935) Online
Loretta Dalrymple, a homely young country girl comes to New York City and gets a job as a chambermaid in a large hotel. She meets Ed Olson, a photographer out of work, and Dan Riley, a promoter with nothing to promote. When an advertiser offers a reward for a photograph of 'America's Prettiest Girl,", Ed makes a composite photo of all the famous movie stars and society belles and calls the girl in his picture "Dawn Glory." A Dawn-Glory craze sweeps the country, and Loretta, with makeup and new clothes, turns out to be the reincarnation of the picture. Loretta has fallen in love with a newspaper picture of "Bingo" Russell, a famous aviator, and when Dan and Ed ask her to pose as Dawn Glory, she readily agrees, hoping she will get to meet Russell. She does meet him and, then, complications arise.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Marion Davies | - | Loretta | |
Pat O'Brien | - | Click Wiley | |
Dick Powell | - | Bingo Nelson | |
Mary Astor | - | Gladys | |
Frank McHugh | - | Ed Olson | |
Lyle Talbot | - | Slattery | |
Allen Jenkins | - | Petey | |
Barton MacLane | - | Blackie (as Barton McLane) | |
Patsy Kelly | - | Betty | |
Hobart Cavanaugh | - | Joe Bonner | |
Joseph Cawthorn | - | Mr.Freischutz | |
Al Shean | - | Mr. Hamburgher | |
Berton Churchill | - | Mr. Yates - Assistant Hotel Manager | |
Helen Lowell | - | Actress - Dawn Glory's 'Mother' | |
Mary Treen | - | Beauty Shop Operator |
Both Marion Davies and Mary Astor had been major stars in silent films.
The second of three films Marion Davies starred in with Patsy Kelly. The first was Going Hollywood (1933), in which Kelly made her feature film debut.
Warners bought the film rights for the Broadway play specifically for Marion Davies, paying $72,500.
The first of four films Marion Davies starred in at Warners after leaving MGM, where she had been under contract for a decade.
The composite picture of Dawn Glory that Marion Davies impersonates is made up from features of Greta Garbo, Kay Francis, Marlene Dietrich, and Jean Harlow.
The Marion Davies character comes into New York City on a train from Red Hook, NY, about 100 miles north.
The first of two films Marion Davies starred in with Dick Powell.
Page Miss Glory (1935) opened in September of 1935, 15 months after Marion Davies' last film, Operator 13 (1934) had opened in June of 1934. This was the longest period in Davies' long career she had been off the screen.
The original play opened in New York at the Mansfield Theater on 27 November 1934 and ran for 63 performances.
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