Footlights and Fools
“Mirth! Melody! Drama! Color!”
1929•1h 18m•7.0•Released
MusicDrama
Moore plays the "dual" role of a French singer in America who was originally an American chorus girl in France to acquire a new persona.
Director
William A. Seiter
Writer
Thomas J. Geraghty, Carey Wilson
Languages
English
Studio
First National Pictures
Cast
Colleen Moore
Betty Murphy / Fifi D'Auray
Raymond Hackett
Jimmy Willet
Fredric March
Gregory Pyne
Virginia Lee Corbin
Claire Floyd
Edward Martindel
Chandler Cunnungham
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Jo
Frederick Howard
Treasurer
Mickey Bennett
Call boy
Sydney Jarvis
Stage manager
Cleve Moore
Press agent
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Stage doorman
Larry Banthim
Bud Burke
Earl Bartlett
Trio Leader (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
(uncredited)
Production
Company
First National Pictures
Producer
John McCormick
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