Freakier Friday: Maybe It Was Freaky Enough the First Time?
If a movie about a strange and crazy day is commercially successful, why not recycle it and double the kookiness quotient? That seems to be the logic behind this followup to Freaky Friday.
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Young, vivacious Billie uses her charms on influential businessman Glenn Abbott in hopes of getting her secret fiancé Gil a diplomatic appointment. Meanwhile, Gil's affections meander to beautiful ingenue Kentucky, Billie's best friend.
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Young, vivacious Billie uses her charms on influential businessman Glenn Abbott in hopes of getting her secret fiancé Gil a diplomatic appointment. Meanwhile, Gil's affections meander to beautiful ingenue Kentucky, Billie's best friend.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Josephine Lovett
In Theaters:9/8/1929
Box Office:$857,000
Runtime:76 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Jack Conway
Director
Joan Crawford
Billie Brown
Rod La Rocque
Glenn Abbott aka 'Dynamite'
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Gil Jordan
Anita Page
Kentucky
Edward Nugent
Reg
Josephine Dunn
Ginger
Albert Gran
B. Bickering Brown
Edwina Booth
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Parisian Housekeeper Annette (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Geraldine Dvorak
Garbo Look-a-like Party Guest (uncredited)
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