The Patsy (1928)
- Starring:
- Marion Davies, Orville Caldwell, (more)
- Director(s):
- King Vidor
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Synopsis of The Patsy
Next to Show People, The Patsy may well be Marion Davies' best silent vehicle. Based on a hit Broadway play, this modern Cinderella story casts Davies as Patsy Harrington, the drudge of her social-climbing family. Secretly in love with Tony Anderson (Orville Caldwell), the boyfriend of her irresponsible but irresistible sister Grace (Jane Winton), Patsy yearns to be a "personality girl." Rather than cultivate her looks, she decides to become the "intellectual" of her family, which outrages her mother (Marie Dressler) who believes that beauty and brains don't mix. Meanwhile, the fickle Grace begins cheating on Tony with a millionaire named Bill (Lawrence Gray). For Tony's sake, the "new" Patsy throws herself at Grace's new beau, hoping to break up the romance. The whole affair ends, predictably but hilariously with Tony falling in love with Patsy! Best scene: sitting by a mirror, Davies impersonates Lillian Gish, Mae Murray and Pola Negri -- which reportedly infuriated Murray and Negri but delighted Gish. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Patsy
- Marion Davies - Patricia Harrington
- Marie Dressler - Ma Harrington
- Lawrence Gray - Bill
- Orville Caldwell - Tony Anderson
- Dell Henderson - Pa Harrington
- Jane Winton - Grace Harrington
- Director(s):
- King Vidor
- Writer(s):
- Agnes Christine Johnston
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