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My Man
My Man

My Man

FANNIE BRICE (The Female Al Jolson) in the SINGING-TALKING VITAPHONE PICTURE

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Fannie Brand, an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical costume house, falls in love with Joe Halsey, a young fellow who earns a precarious living demonstrating an elastic exerciser in a drugstore window. Fannie and Joe set a date to be married, but the wedding is called off when Fannie finds Joe making love to her unprincipled sister, Edna. Fannie auditions for Landau, a theatrical producer, and goes on the Broadway stage. Fannie is a great success, and she and Joe soon find their way back into each other's arms.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

15 December 1928

Country

United States of America

Cast

Fanny Brice

Fanny Brice

Fannie Brand

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Joe Halsey

Edna Murphy

Edna Murphy

Edna Brand

Andrés de Segurola

Andrés de Segurola

Landau

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Waldo

Billy Seay

Billy Seay

Sammy

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Thorne

Ann Brody

Ann Brody

Mrs. Schultz

Clarissa Selwynne

Clarissa Selwynne

Landlady

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