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Matinee Ladies (1927)

Directed by Byron Haskin

Overview

Law student Bob Ward, short on money, takes a job as a “dancing companion” at a roadhouse, where most of his clients are women looking for a little excitement outside their marriage. He falls in love with Sallie Smith, a cigarette girl at the roadhouse, but wealthy young wastrel Tom Mannion also has his eyes on Sallie. Tom persuades her to attend a party on his yacht, and since Sallie has had a fight with Bob over his job, she accepts. Complications ensue.

Length 70 minutes

Actors

May McAvoy | Malcolm McGregor | Hedda Hopper | Margaret Seddon | Richard Tucker | Cissy Fitzgerald | William Demarest | Jean Lefferty