A world-weary prostitute yearns after respectability and the love of an inventor.A world-weary prostitute yearns after respectability and the love of an inventor.A world-weary prostitute yearns after respectability and the love of an inventor.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Malcolm McGregor
- David Page
- (as Malcolm Mac Gregor)
Betty Morrissey
- Gertie - Molly's Other Friend
- (as Betty Morrisey)
Carlton Griffin
- Dance Hall Lothario
- (uncredited)
Aryel Houwink
- The Sharpie
- (uncredited)
Andy MacLennan
- Man Standing at Door in Dancehall
- (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff
- Dance Hall Patron
- (uncredited)
Philip Sleeman
- Dance Hall Lothario
- (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
- Dancing Patron at Nightclub
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJoan Crawford is the uncredited non-nude body double for Norma Shearer. Norma plays two roles in the film. Whenever both characters are in the same scene, Crawford plays the role that has her backside to the camera.
- GoofsAfter Molly announces to David (and Chunky) that she and Chunky are getting married, David wishes them well and leaves. Chunky then goes to Molly and gives her a loving hug, whereupon she says, "Don't be previous!" and knocks him over a chair onto his back on the floor, and then she leaves. As the camera cuts back from Molly leaving to Chunky on the floor, he is now behind the table, still on his back but with his feet up in the air against the window, and the dog is licking his face.
- Quotes
Molly's Friend: We gotta go. We're dated with some jolly undertakers from Schenectady.
Gertie - Molly's Other Friend: Yeh, they dance round on your feet half the night and then crave affection.
- Alternate versionsIn 2006, Turner Entertainment Company copyrighted a 61-minute version with an original piano score composed by Jon Mirsalis. It was broadcast on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in 2006, and distributed by Warner Bros. Television.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
Featured review
This is a pretty straightforward silent romantic melodrama, and it's unclear why Norma Shearer was cast in a dual role when the two characters are not related and there's nothing in the plot that requires them to look at all alike, but it's made interesting by the excellent performance Shearer turns in as Molly. Florence is a typical goody-good Shearer characterization but Molly is a much more fascinating character, not really a "bad" girl but a young woman who's living by her wits, close enough to the underworld to be involved with a shady character like "Chunky" Dunn but decent enough to steer the hero away from criminal temptations. Beautifully made up and costumed (those feathers in her hat seem to have a life of their own!), Shearer as Molly turns in a sensitive performance, alive to the pathos of the character: it's a real pity she didn't make more films playing roles like this instead of the impossibly good heroines (like Florence in this film) for which she became known. (Incidentally the print I saw on Turner Classic Movies ran only 64 minutes and did not contain a two-strip Technicolor sequence a real pity since I like the look of two-strip and am always glad when I can see a well-preserved example of it.)
- mgconlan-1
- Sep 25, 2006
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- Nattens barn
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- Gross US & Canada
- $205,550
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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