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A Slave of Fashion

  • 1925
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
2.1/10
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Norma Shearer in A Slave of Fashion (1925)
ComedyRomance

Katherine Emerson, an Iowa girl hungry for the good things in life, leaves her small hometown and sets out for New York. En route, she is involved in a train wreck in which another woman is ... Read allKatherine Emerson, an Iowa girl hungry for the good things in life, leaves her small hometown and sets out for New York. En route, she is involved in a train wreck in which another woman is killed. Katherine finds the woman's purse and, among its contents, discovers an invitation... Read allKatherine Emerson, an Iowa girl hungry for the good things in life, leaves her small hometown and sets out for New York. En route, she is involved in a train wreck in which another woman is killed. Katherine finds the woman's purse and, among its contents, discovers an invitation for the woman to spend 6 months in an unoccupied luxury apartment in Manhattan. Katherine... Read all

  • Director
    • Hobart Henley
  • Writers
    • Bess Meredyth
    • Jane Murfin
    • Samuel Shipman
  • Stars
    • Norma Shearer
    • Lew Cody
    • William Haines
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.1/10
    185
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hobart Henley
    • Writers
      • Bess Meredyth
      • Jane Murfin
      • Samuel Shipman
    • Stars
      • Norma Shearer
      • Lew Cody
      • William Haines
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    Norma Shearer
    Norma Shearer
    • Katherine Emerson
    Lew Cody
    Lew Cody
    • Nicholas Wentworth
    William Haines
    William Haines
    • Dick Wayne
    Mary Carr
    Mary Carr
    • Mother Emerson
    James Corrigan
    • Father Emerson
    Vivia Ogden
    Vivia Ogden
    • Aunt Sophie
    Miss DuPont
    Miss DuPont
    • Madeline
    Estelle Clark
    Estelle Clark
    • Mayme
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Hobson
    • (as Sidney Bracy)
    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Mannequin
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Hobart Henley
    • Writers
      • Bess Meredyth
      • Jane Murfin
      • Samuel Shipman
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    • Trivia
      This film is believed lost.
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      Referenced in You Must Remember This: MGM Stories Part 5: William Haines and Hollywood's First Openly Gay Marriage (2015)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 23, 1925 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hennes karriär
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $179,700
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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