Overview
In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes him home for dinner. One thing leads to another, and when Tim's show rolls on to Chicago a new Mrs. O'Connor comes along as incompetent chorus girl. Hollywood beckons, and we follow the star careers of the O'Connor family in silents and talkies.
Director and cast
- Walter Lang Director
- Dan Dailey as Timothy O'Connor
- Anne Baxter as Hannah Adams
- Anne Revere as Aunt Jane
- Stanley Ridges as Mr. Henry Mercer
- Shari Robinson as Jane O'Connor
- Henry O'Neill as Prof. Adams
- Selena Royle as Mrs. Adams
- Alan Mowbray as Joe Blanton
- Robert Arthur as Harold - Colege Boy in 'Heart of a Co-Ed'
- Buster Keaton Cast
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