My Best Girl

My Best Girl

My Best Girl

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My Best Girl

1927

1h 20m

7.0(18 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Joe Merrill, son of the millionaire owner of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, poses as Joe Grant, and takes a job in the stockroom of one of his father's stores, to prove that he can be a success without his father's influence. There he meets stockroom girl Maggie Johnson, and they fall in love. This causes problems, because Mrs. Merrill had planned for her son to marry Millicent Rogers, a high society girl.

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Production Companies

United Artists

Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Mary Pickford

Maggie Johnson

Mary Pickford

Acting

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Joe Grant

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Acting

Sunshine Hart

Ma Johnson

Sunshine Hart

Acting

Lucien Littlefield

Pa Johnson

Lucien Littlefield

Acting

Carmelita Geraghty

Liz Johnson

Carmelita Geraghty

Acting

Hobart Bosworth

Robert Merrill

Hobart Bosworth

Acting

Evelyn Hall

Esther Merrill

Evelyn Hall

Acting

Avonne Taylor

Millicent Rogers

Avonne Taylor

Acting

Mack Swain

Judge

Mack Swain

Acting

Junior Johnston

Nick Powell

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Acting

Matthew Beard

Child (uncredited)

Matthew Beard

Acting

Sidney Bracey

Butler Serving Dinner (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Acting

William Courtright

Stock Clerk (uncredited)

William Courtright

Acting

Max Davidson

Night Court Spectator (uncredited)

Max Davidson

Acting

Nigel De Brulier

Crippled Pencil Peddler (uncredited)

Nigel De Brulier

Acting

Louise Emmons

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Louise Emmons

Acting

Pat Harmon

Cop (uncredited)

Pat Harmon

Acting

Carole Lombard

Flirty Blonde Salesgirl (uncredited)

Carole Lombard

Acting

Andy MacLennan

Man in Court Room (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Isabelle Sheridan

Blonde Sales Clerk (uncredited)

Isabelle Sheridan

Acting

Frank Finch Smiles

Butler (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Harry Walker

Floorwalker (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

John George

Newspaper Seller (uncredited)

John George

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