Footlights and Fools
Mirth! Melody! Drama! Color!
1929 · 78 min · ★ 7.0 · Music, Drama
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.
Directed by William A. Seiter · Written by Thomas J. Geraghty
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Colleen Moore Betty Murphy / Fifi D'Auray -
Raymond Hackett Jimmy Willet -
Fredric March Gregory Pyne -
Virginia Lee Corbin Claire Floyd -
Edward Martindel Chandler Cunnungham -
Adrienne D'Ambricourt Jo - F Frederick Howard Treasurer
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Mickey Bennett Call boy -
Sydney Jarvis Stage manager -
Cleve Moore Press agent -
Ben Hendricks Jr. Stage doorman - L Larry Banthim Bud Burke
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