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My Man (1928) [NR]

Featuring:
Fanny Brice, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Edna Murphy

Written by:
Darryl F. Zanuck
Robert Lord
Joseph Jackson

Directed by:
Archie Mayo


Release Date:
December 15, 1928

Original Title:
My Man

Genres:
Drama | Music

Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 99

FANNIE BRICE (The Female Al Jolson) in the SINGING-TALKING VITAPHONE PICTURE

Overview from TheMovieDB

Fannie Brand, an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical costume house, falls in love with Joe Halsey, a young fellow who earns a precarious living demonstrating an elastic exerciser in a drugstore window. Fannie and Joe set a date to be married, but the wedding is called off when Fannie finds Joe making love to her unprincipled sister, Edna. Fannie auditions for Landau, a theatrical producer, and goes on the Broadway stage. Fannie is a great success, and she and Joe soon find their way back into each other's arms.

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Overview from Open Movies

Fannie Brand (Fanny Brice as Fannie Brice) is a West Side girl coping with a difficult sister, Edna Brand (Edna Murphy) and an unhappy love affair with mailman Joe Halsey (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Guinn Williams) that becomes a Broadway singing star with the help of Landau (Andrés de Segurola as André De Segurola), a solicitious Broadway producer.

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Rankings and Honors

My Man (1928) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes 86%
Awards Won: 1 win

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Production

Cinematography:
Frank Kesson

Director:
Archie Mayo

Editor:
Owen Marks

Producer:
Edward Small

Story:
Darryl F. Zanuck

Writer:
Robert Lord
Jimmy Starr
Joseph Jackson

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