Movie: Matinee Ladies

Top 8 Billed Cast

May McAvoy
May McAvoy

Sallie Smith

Malcolm McGregor
Malcolm McGregor

Bob Ward

Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Aldrich

Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon

Mrs. Smith

Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker

Tom Mannion

Cissy Fitzgerald
Cissy Fitzgerald

Madame Leonine

William Demarest
William Demarest

Man About Town

Jean Lefferty
Jean Lefferty

Maizie Blossom

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    Law student Bob Ward, short on money, takes a job as a "dancing companion" at a roadhouse, where most of his clients are women looking for a little excitement outside their marriage. He falls in love with Sallie Smith, a cigarette girl at the roadhouse, but wealthy young wastrel Tom Mannion also has his eyes on Sallie. Tom persuades her to attend a party on his yacht, and since Sallie has had a fight with Bob over his job, she accepts. Complications ensue.

  • Release Date

    1927-04-09

  • Average

    9

  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
  • Tagline

    A STORY OF WIVES AND GIGOLOS

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