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Our Modern Maidens 
original film posterDirected by Jack Conway Produced by Jack Conway
Hunt Stromberg (Uncredited)Written by Story & Screenplay:
Josephine Lovett
Titles:
Marion Ainslee
Ruth CummingsStarring Joan Crawford
Rod La Rocque
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Anita PageMusic by William Axt (Uncredited)
Arthur LangeCinematography Oliver Marsh Editing by Sam S. Zimbalist Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date(s) August 24, 1929 (US) Running time 76 minutes Country United States Language Silent
English intertitlesOur Modern Maidens is a 1929 silent film directed by Jack Conway. Starring Joan Crawford in her last silent film role, the film also stars Rod La Rocque, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Anita Page. Our Modern Maidens is the second of three film where Crawford and Page appear together. It grossed $857,000 worldwide.
Plot
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 Gil finds that Billie really loves Glenn and Billie finds that Gil loves Kentucky, their marriage is annulled and both are paired up with the people they truly love.
Cast
- 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
External links
- Our Modern Maidens at the Internet Movie Database
- Our Modern Maidens at AllRovi
- Our Modern Maidens at the TCM Movie Database
Films directed by Jack Conway 1910s Her Decision (1918) · You Can't Believe Everything (1918)1920s Step on It! (1922) · The Prisoner (1923) · The Only Thing (1925) · Soul Mates (1925) · Brown of Harvard (1926) · The Understanding Heart (1927) · Twelve Miles Out (1927) · The Smart Set (1928) · While the City Sleeps (1928) · Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928) · Our Modern Maidens (1929) · Untamed (1929)1930s They Learned About Women (1930) · The Unholy Three (1930) · New Moon (1930) · The Easiest Way (1931) · Just a Gigolo (1931) · Red-Headed Woman (1932) · Hell Below (1933) · Viva Villa! (1934) · The Girl from Missouri (1934) · The Gay Bride (1934) · A Tale of Two Cities (1935) · Libeled Lady (1936) · Saratoga (1937) · A Yank at Oxford (1938) · Too Hot to Handle (1938)1940s Boom Town (1940) · Love Crazy (1941) · Honky Tonk (1941) · Crossroads (1942) · Assignment in Brittany (1943) · Dragon Seed (1944) · High Barbaree (1947) · The Hucksters (1947) · Julia Misbehaves (1948)Categories:- American films
- Silent drama film stubs
- 1929 films
- 1920s drama films
- American silent films
- Black-and-white films
- Comedy-drama films
- Films directed by Jack Conway
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
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