A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Lilian Bond, Theodore von Eltz, Alexander Carr
Written by:
Beulah Poynter
Willis Kent
Directed by:
William A. O'Connor
Release Date:
October 7, 1933
Original Title:
Her Splendid Folly
Genres:
Adventure | Comedy | Romance
Production Companies:
Progressive Pictures
Willis Kent Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 60
Solomon Ginsberg is the President of International Pictures Corporation and hires Joan McAllister, an unemployed stenographer, to double for his star, Laura Girard. While on a location trip, Laura is killed in an automobile accident, and in order to save the money already invested in the film Ginsberg, aided by the film's leading-man, Wallace Morely, with whom Joan is more than a little infatuated, persuades Joan to assume the identity of the dead actress, whose death is being concealed.
Solomon Ginsberg, the President, Vice-President and General Manager of International Pictures Corporation Incorporated, hires Joan McAllister, an unemployed stenographer, to double for his star, Laura Girard. While on a location trip, Laura is killed in an automobile accident, and in order to save the money already invested in the film Ginsberg, aided by the film's leading-man, Wallace Morely, with whom Joan is more than a little infatuated, persuades Joan to assume the identity of the dead actress, whose death is being concealed. Since Joan is a dead-ringer for Laura, no one suspects the impersonation. Soon, Joan makes Laura a bigger star than she had ever been while living. This also causes no end of complications, including bigamy.
Assistant Director:
Bartlett A. Carré
Director:
William A. O'Connor
Director of Photography:
James Diamond
Jules Cronjager
Editor:
S. Roy Luby
Executive Producer:
Willis Kent
Novel:
Beulah Poynter
Writer:
Willis Kent
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