The Wild Party

The Wild Party

SEE CLARA BOW ESCAPE THE BIG BUTTER AND NECK MAN. IF YOU LIKE YOUR WOMEN WILD, THIS IS IT!

1929 · 77 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Wild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party girl, Stella Ames, goes too far at a local bar and gets in trouble, her professor has to rescue her. Gossip linking the two escalates until Stella proves she is decent by shielding an innocent girl and winning the professor's respect.

Directed by Dorothy Arzner · Written by Samuel Hopkins Adams

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