Bobbie of the Ballet(1916)
VISTAS OF STAGE LIFE THE PINCH OF POVERTY THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE An Intensely Interesting, Morally Helpful And Humanly Impressive Vista of how The "Other Half" Lives.
Wealthy Jack Stimson (Jay Belasco) falls in love with Broadway diva Velma Vrooman (Gretchen Lederer), and for her sake bankrolls the musical production in which she is currently starred. But when Velma proves to be fickle and unreliable, Jack shifts his affections to humble chorus girl Bobbie (Louise Lovely).
Movie: Bobbie of the Ballet
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Bobbie Brent
Hook Hoover
Jack Stimson
Mrs. Stimson
Velma Vrooman
Mrs. Hoover
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Wealthy Jack Stimson (Jay Belasco) falls in love with Broadway diva Velma Vrooman (Gretchen Lederer), and for her sake bankrolls the musical production in which she is currently starred. But when Velma proves to be fickle and unreliable, Jack shifts his affections to humble chorus girl Bobbie (Louise Lovely).
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1916-06-12
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VISTAS OF STAGE LIFE THE PINCH OF POVERTY THE TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE An Intensely Interesting, Morally Helpful And Humanly Impressive Vista of how The "Other Half" Lives.
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