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Top 10 Billed Cast

Nat Carr
Nat Carr

J. Pierpont Ginsburg

Fay Marbe
Fay Marbe

Adore Renée

Hope Sutherland
Hope Sutherland

Ruth Ginsburg

Sherling Oliver
Sherling Oliver

John Applegate

Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint

Edward Hamilton

Gilbert Marbe
Gilbert Marbe

Reginald Whitlock

John Troughton
John Troughton

Butler

Al Goodman
Al Goodman

Al Goodman-Orchestra Leader

Tom O'Brien
Tom O'Brien

Reel-Mixing Projectionist

Sam Levene
Sam Levene

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    Schlock-movie producer J. Pierpont Ginsburg, after declaring, in a Yiddish accent, that "talking pictures are in their infantry," decides to put all of his savings into a big-budgeted musical, starring the sensation of Paris (with a bad French accent), Adore Renee, and a swishy leading man, Reginald Whitlock. Meanwhile, his daughter, Judy Ginsburg, gets involved in a romance with Ginsburg's Gentile lawyer, John Applegate. His efforts aren't helped any by the projectionist who mixes up the sound-disc reels, with the images not matching the dialogue and sound effects, during a showing for prospective film buyers and exhibitors.

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    1929-12-10

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    5.6

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