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Mary Eaton stars in this rollicking feature about the rise of a showgirl. This early talkie includes cameos by many of the top names of the day, including Rudy Vallee, Eddie Cantor, Irving Berlin, and Ring Lardner, and culminates with a Ziegfeld Follies dance number! Also, listen for such period hits as 'Bye Bye Blackbird', 'Baby Face', and 'Blue Skies'. This movie is like a time machine, and it will take you back!
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Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
95 min
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She is accompanied on piano by her childhood boyfriend, who is in love with her, despite her single-minded interest in her career. When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. Upon arriving in New York City, our heroine finds out that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her and makes this a condition of making her a star. Soon, however, she is discovered by a representative of Ziegfeld.