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1930

Dumb-bells in Ermine

Directed by John G. Adolfi
In which a certain reformer who was considered a paragon of virtue by the town's female kibitzers and busybodies meets a nifty blonde who knew him when

In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though her straitlaced mother wants her to marry Siegfried, a spellbinding "missionary reformer." Though Grandma Corey promotes the romance with the prizefighter, Mike, the fighter's hardboiled, wisecracking manager, tries to keep them apart; following a quarrel, Faith reconciles herself to marrying Siegfried, but when he invites a group of "weak sisters" to a revival meeting, he is disgraced when one accuses him of her downfall. Finally, with Mike's advice, Jerry wins back Faith and they are united with the family's blessings.

Duration

1h 10m

Released

May 10, 1930

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Cast9

  • Robert Armstrong
  • Barbara Kent
  • Beryl Mercer
  • James Gleason
  • Claude Gillingwater
  • Julia Swayne Gordon
  • Arthur Hoyt
  • Mary Foy
  • Charlotte Merriam

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