The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

NR 1930 · 66 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Romance

Intending that her son, Herbert, marry debutante Mildred Vane, Mrs. Consuelo Carter is most dismayed when she learns that Herbert has fallen in love with Pat Murray, a model in Darrow's dress shop. Pat's emphatic refusal to take Mrs. Carter's "suggestion" that she give up Herbert leads to her being fired, and she reluctantly accepts Herbert's invitation to weekend at the Carter country home. Finally realizing the hopelessness of the situation, Pat makes a spectacle of herself at a party; but Herbert is not fooled, and their love triumphs.

Directed by Scott Pembroke · Written by Oliver Jones

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Myrna Loy Mildred Vane
Jason Robards Sr. Herbert Carter
Nancy Welford Patricia Murray
Dorothy Phillips Mrs. Consuelo Carter
David Durand Danny Murray
Roland Ray Pierre
Freddie Burke Frederick Junior Carter
Frank McGlynn Sr. Henry Murray (as Frank McGlynn)
James P. Burtis Ollie (as James Burtis)
George Cowl Darrow
Murray Smith Epstein
William H. Strauss Fineman (as William Strauss)

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