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Richard Carewe has raised his deceased friend's son from childhood with the help of his housekeeper and her beautiful daughter Phyllis. He arranges a marriage between the lad and Phyllis, but the rascal impulsively marries a notorious... See more »
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Phyllis Ericson
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Richard Carewe
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Richard Dane 'The Imp'
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Kara aka The Firefly
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Colonel Graham
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Mrs. Ericson
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Horace Palmer 'Waddles'
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Jim - Kara's Boyfriend (uncredited)
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Headwaiter (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Babette - Kara's Maid (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Hal - Dane's Pal (uncredited)
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Jim Greene (uncredited)
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Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Cherry - Blonde Party Girl (uncredited)
Sam Savitsky ...
Man at Wedding License Bureau (uncredited)

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William A. Seiter

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H.V. Esmond ... (based on: "When We Were Twenty-One" by) (as Henry V. Esmond)
 
B. Harrison Orkow ... (adaptation & additional dialogue)

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Arthur C. Miller ... (photographed by) (as Art Miller)

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Fredrick Y. Smith ... (edited by)

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Jack Okey

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Edward Stevenson ... (uncredited)

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Robert B. Lee ... sound recording engineer (uncredited)

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Leo F. Forbstein ... conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra
Erno Rapee ... general musical director
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Richard Carewe has raised his deceased friend's son from childhood with the help of his housekeeper and her beautiful daughter Phyllis. He arranges a marriage between the lad and Phyllis, but the rascal impulsively marries a notorious nightclub singer known as "The Firefly." The femme fatale dumps the boy when she discovers that he has no money, but by then Phyllis realizes that she is in love with Richard, not his foolish ward. Written by Anonymous

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  • When We Were Twenty-One (United States)
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  • 69 min
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Budget $153,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Myrna Loy was actually a fully trained professional dancer, having studied with Ted Shawn (husband of modern dancer Ruth St. Denis and co-leader with her of the Denishawn company), but "The Truth About Youth" and Warners' all-star musical "The Show of Shows" were among the few movies in which she actually got to dance. See more »
Goofs During Kara's first number at the Firefly Club, she purses her lips and blows a kiss to someone in the audience. It is an obvious lip-sync as she is still heard singing while doing that. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to (1990). See more »
Soundtracks In the Land of Let's Pretend See more »
Quotes Phyllis Ericson: It's about time I began. What chance does a girl nowadays, if she doesn't do this and won't do that?
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