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The Heart of a Follies Girl

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The Heart of a Follies Girl
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Directed byJohn Francis Dillon
Screenplay byDwinelle Benthall
Gerald Duffy
Charles A. Logue
Rufus McCosh
Story byAdela Rogers St. Johns
Produced bySam E. Rork
StarringBillie Dove
Larry Kent
Lowell Sherman
CinematographyJames Van Trees
Edited byHarold Young
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • March 18, 1928 (1928-03-18)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Heart of a Follies Girl is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by Dwinelle Benthall, Gerald Duffy, Charles Logue, and Rufus McCosh.[1] The film stars Billie Dove, Larry Kent, Lowell Sherman, Clarissa Selwynne, and Mildred Harris. It was released on March 18, 1928, by First National Pictures.[2]

Plot

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As described in the film's copyright record,[3] Derek Calhoun is at the dock to pickup an expensive imported automobile for his employer Rogers Winthrop when Teddy O'Day, a performer at the Follies, sees him. Thinking the car is his, she catches his attention, and he maintains the deception. They promptly fall in love with each other. As Winthrop's secretary, Calhoun knows of Teddy as she is also being courted by his employer. Later, Winthrop, who has been injured by a fall, sends Calhoun in his place to take Teddy to dinner and to give her a diamond necklace. Calhoun poses as Winthrop's friend, and they enjoy themselves hugely. Definitely in love with Calhoun, she turns down Winthrop's gift. Torn between his fear of detection and his fear that he will loose Teddy when she discovers that he is a poor man, Calhoun steels money from Winthrop's safe and buys a $1000 wristwatch. Meanwhile, Winthrop confronts Teddy and she tells him that there is another man. She then points him out and discovers that Calhoun is Winthrop's secretary. After thinking about it overnight, Teddy decides that she still loves Calhoun and cannot give him up. Winthrop has Calhoun arrested and imprisoned for theft, and Teddy remains faithful to him as he serves his term. Winthrop repents his action and tries to get Calhoun pardoned. Calhoun is made a trusty and then escapes from prison, buys two tickets to South America, and asks Teddy to go with him. However, she makes him go back to prison and either finish his term or get pardoned, as the case may be, so that when he is released they may face the world together without shame.

Cast

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Presentation

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With no prints of The Heart of a Follies Girl located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Heart of a Follies Girl at silentera.com
  2. ^ "The Heart of a Follies Girl (1928) - Overview". TCM. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
    - Hal Erickson. "The Heart of a Follies Girl (1928) - John Francis Dillon". AllMovie. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
    - "The Heart of a Follies Girl (1928)". Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Heart of a Follies Girl Synopsis for Copyright Record (Not for Publication)". Motion Picture Copyright Descriptions Collection, Class L, 1912-1977. Library of Congress. March 7, 1928. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  4. ^ "The Heart Of A Follies Girl / Billie Dove [motion picture]". Performing Arts Databases. The Library of Congress.
  5. ^ "The Lost Films of First National Pictures". Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files.
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