Our Modern Maidens

Our Modern Maidens
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Conway
Produced by	Jack Conway Hunt Stromberg (Uncredited)
Written by	Marion Ainslee Ruth Cummings
Screenplay by	Josephine Lovett
Story by	Josephine Lovett
Starring	Joan Crawford Rod La Rocque Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Anita Page
Music by	William Axt (Uncredited) Arthur Lange
Cinematography	Oliver Marsh
Edited by	Sam S. Zimbalist
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	August 24, 1929 (1929-08-24)
Running time	76 mins.
Country	United States
Language	Silent English intertitles
Budget	$283,000^[1]
Box office	$857,000^[1]

Our Modern Maidens is a 1929 American silent drama 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 has no audible dialog, but features a synchronized soundtrack and sound effects.

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

Box office

According to MGM records the film earned $675,000 in the US and Canada and $182,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $248,000.^[1]

References

1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .

External links

Our Modern Maidens at the Internet Movie Database
Our Modern Maidens at AllMovie
Our Modern Maidens at the TCM Movie Database

Films directed by Jack Conway

The Penitentes (1915)
Her Decision (1918)
You Can't Believe Everything (1918)
The Servant in the House (1921)
Across the Dead-Line (1922)
Step on It! (1922)
The Prisoner (1923)
Lucretia Lombard (1923)
The Only Thing (1925)
Soul Mates (1925)
Brown of Harvard (1926)
The Understanding Heart (1927)
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
Bringing Up Father (1928)
The Smart Set (1928)
While the City Sleeps (1928)
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)
Our Modern Maidens (1929)
Untamed (1929)
They Learned About Women (1930)
The Unholy Three (1930)
New Moon (1930)
The Easiest Way (1931)
Just a Gigolo (1931)
But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
Hell Below (1933)
Viva Villa! (1934)
The Girl from Missouri (1934)
The Gay Bride (1934)
One New York Night (1935)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Saratoga (1937)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
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)

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