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Footlights and Fools
Footlights and Fools

Footlights and Fools

Mirth! Melody! Drama! Color!

Genres

MusicDrama

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

08 November 1929

Country

United States of America

Cast

Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore

Betty Murphy / Fifi D'Auray

Raymond Hackett

Raymond Hackett

Jimmy Willet

Fredric March

Fredric March

Gregory Pyne

Virginia Lee Corbin

Virginia Lee Corbin

Claire Floyd

Edward Martindel

Edward Martindel

Chandler Cunnungham

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Jo

Frederick Howard

Frederick Howard

Treasurer

Mickey Bennett

Mickey Bennett

Call boy

Sydney Jarvis

Sydney Jarvis

Stage manager

Cleve Moore

Cleve Moore

Press agent

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Stage doorman

Larry Banthim

Larry Banthim

Bud Burke

Earl Bartlett

Earl Bartlett

Trio Leader (uncredited)

Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

(uncredited)

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