OUR MODERN MAIDENS(1929)Joan Crawford, Rod La Rocque & Douglas Fairbanks Jr.|Comedy|B&W|Classic Film

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Our Modern Maidens is a 1929 American synchronized sound comedy-drama film directed by Jack Conway. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film starts Joan Crawford in her last film role without dialogue, the film also stars Rod La Rocque, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Anita Page.

Synopsis

Heiress Billie Brown (Crawford), is engaged to marry her longtime sweetheart, budding diplomat Gil Jordan (Fairbanks). When Billie goes to see senior diplomat Glenn Abbott (La Rocque) about ensuring that Gil get a favorable assignment, Billie and Glenn are undeniably attracted to one another. Gil is likewise attracted to Kentucky Strafford (Page), Billie's houseguest, who becomes pregnant by Gil. Gil finds that he loves Kentucky, but marries Billie instead. Once Billie realizes that Kentucky is pregnant with Gil's child, their marriage is annulled and both are paired up with the people they truly love.

Cast & Crew

Joan Crawford...Billie Brown
Rod La Rocque...Glenn Abbott aka "Dynamite"
Douglas Fairbanks Jr...Gil Jordan
Anita Page...Kentucky Strafford
Josephine Dunn...Ginger
Edward Nugent...Reg
Albert Gran...B. Bickering Brown