Pretty Ladies

Pretty Ladies

The Fastest Steppin' Picture You Ever Saw!

NR 1925 · 74 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, Drama

Maggie, a headlining comedienne with the Follies, takes a fall off the stage into the orchestra pit and lands on the drum of musician Al Cassidy. One thing leads to another, they fall in love and get married. Al becomes a famous songwriter and Maggie stays home and has children. One day Al is hired to write a big number for Selma Larson, one of the Follies' most beautiful stars, and falls for her.

Directed by Monta Bell · Written by Alice D.G. Miller

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Cast

Zasu Pitts Maggie Keenan
Tom Moore Al Cassidy
Ann Pennington Herself
Lilyan Tashman Selma Larson
Bernard Randall Aaron Savage
Helena D'Algy Adrienne
Conrad Nagel Maggie's Dream Lover
Norma Shearer Frances White
Paul Ellis Warren Hadley
Joan Crawford Bobby
George K. Arthur Roger Van Horn
Roy D'Arcy Paul Thompson

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