Three women performing in a Broadway show face temptation, love, money, betrayal and tragedy as the cost of fame.Three women performing in a Broadway show face temptation, love, money, betrayal and tragedy as the cost of fame.Three women performing in a Broadway show face temptation, love, money, betrayal and tragedy as the cost of fame.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Aggie Herring
- Mrs. O'Brien
- (as Aggie Herrin)
Jane Arden
- Chorus Girl
- (uncredited)
Lialani Deas
- Specialty Performer
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Dunbar
- Chorus Girl
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Party Reveler
- (uncredited)
Dixie Harkins
- Party Reveler
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSally panics, after dropping on the sidewalk and breaking the mirror of her make-up compact, believing this will bring her bad luck. She spots a hunchbacked newspaper vendor, and touches his hump to bring her "good luck," to the man's annoyance. The superstition dates from ancient Greece, but still in the early 20th century some baseball teams hired "hunchbacks" to bring good luck. This cruel superstition is forgotten in the 21st Century, but 1925 audiences would have howled with laughter at the "gag."
- Quotes
Marcus Morton: I want to marry you! I love you... I really love you!
Mary: Applesauce!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
Featured review
Doesn't Live Up to the Hype
For decades this film was unavailable due to rights issues, but Capitolfest screened it in 2019. Because of the build-up over time, the reality is disappointing, but it is an entertaining film overall.
Three showgirls fill the various types: Sally (Constance Bennett) is cool and confident, Irene (Joan Crawford) is sincere and virtuous (I know), and Mary (Sally O'Neil) is flighty and young. Mary is the newest member of the troupe and toggles between her old life and her flame with beau Jimmy (William Haines) and her new prospects with Sally's wealthy keeper. It all builds to a reasonably exciting climax (featuring dubious special effects). Although this is a movie about dancers, relatively few of the scenes take place on stage. Instead we are treated to scenes at lavish parties in Sally's deco apartment, complete with an ornate butterfly decal on her bedroom wall, and scenes backstage.
It is funny that O'Neil was cast in the role as the fresh desirable dancer because she is the least-known today, and certainly less beautiful than Bennett and Crawford. I suppose her antsy personality better embodies the "modern" flapper type, but her type quickly went out of fashion and ushered in a new standard of beauty.
Three showgirls fill the various types: Sally (Constance Bennett) is cool and confident, Irene (Joan Crawford) is sincere and virtuous (I know), and Mary (Sally O'Neil) is flighty and young. Mary is the newest member of the troupe and toggles between her old life and her flame with beau Jimmy (William Haines) and her new prospects with Sally's wealthy keeper. It all builds to a reasonably exciting climax (featuring dubious special effects). Although this is a movie about dancers, relatively few of the scenes take place on stage. Instead we are treated to scenes at lavish parties in Sally's deco apartment, complete with an ornate butterfly decal on her bedroom wall, and scenes backstage.
It is funny that O'Neil was cast in the role as the fresh desirable dancer because she is the least-known today, and certainly less beautiful than Bennett and Crawford. I suppose her antsy personality better embodies the "modern" flapper type, but her type quickly went out of fashion and ushered in a new standard of beauty.
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- Maliejandra
- Oct 23, 2019
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- Kunskapens träd
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Sally, Irene and Mary (1925) officially released in Canada in English?
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