"Revealing the heart secrets of a beautiful girl...her boudoir secrets...her night adventures."

1931

1h 11m

6.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Claudette Colbert

Helen Blake

Herbert Marshall

Lord Danforth

Georges Metaxa

Frank D'Agnoll

Betty Lawford

Sylvia Merritt

Mary Boland

Mrs. Merritt

Berton Churchill

Mr. Merritt

Averell Harris

Don Marlow

Betty Garde

Dorothy White

Hugh O'Connell

Charlie Rickenbacker

Joseph Crehan

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Creative team

Directed by: George Abbott
Written by: Dwight Taylor
Charles Brackett

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