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Our Modern Maidens

192976 minUnited States
ComedyDrama

Synopsis

Billie tries to secure a diplomatic appointment for her fiancé Gil and finds herself attracted to the man whose influence she needs. Meanwhile, Gil's relationship with Billie's houseguest becomes much more serious than flirtation. Their planned marriage begins to conceal attachments that neither social ambition nor a wedding ceremony can resolve.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
75:26
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No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Jack Conway · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsJack Conway

Historical context

Joan Crawford's final role without spoken dialogue belongs to the transitional world of synchronized music and effects. The film's romantic arrangements also retain the permissive treatment of desire associated with Hollywood before strict enforcement of the Production Code.

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