Dumb-bells in Ermine
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
- Comedy
- Romance
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 10, 1930
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Julia Swayne Gordon,Mary Foy,Charlotte Merriam,Barbara Kent,Robert Armstrong,Beryl Mercer,Claude Gillingwater,Arthur Hoyt,James Gleason
- Director
- John G. Adolfi
- Cinematography
- Devereaux Jennings
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0020848