Classified (1925)
Comedy | 11 October 1925
Director:
Alfred SantellWriter:
June MathisCinematographer:
Harold RossonEditor:
Cyril GardnerProduction Designer:
E. J. ShulterProduction Company:
Corinne Griffith ProductionsEdna Ferber's short story also served as the basis for the 1928 Fox film Mother Knows Best, directed by John Blystone and starring Madge Bellamy and Louise Dresser and the 1929 First National release Hard to Get, directed by William Beaudine and starring Dorothy Mackall and Charles Delaney (see entries). ...
Edna Ferber's short story also served as the basis for the 1928 Fox film Mother Knows Best, directed by John Blystone and starring Madge Bellamy and Louise Dresser and the 1929 First National release Hard to Get, directed by William Beaudine and starring Dorothy Mackall and Charles Delaney (see entries).
Babs Comet, whose family lives on the West Side of Manhattan, works in the classified advertising section of a Gotham daily. Determined to put her good looks to use, she flirts openly with every wealthy man she meets. By chance, she meets Lloyd Whiting, a garage owner, and falls in love with him. Angered at Lloyd's failure to keep a date, Babs goes for a ride with wealthy Spencer Clark and ends up walking home from the country. She arrives at her parents' home at 7 o'clock in the morning, and they suspect the worst. Lloyd has faith in her, however, and persuades Clark to explain matters to her parents. The contrite millionaire asks Babs to marry him, but she refuses, telling him that she loves only ...
Babs Comet, whose family lives on the West Side of Manhattan, works in the classified advertising section of a Gotham daily. Determined to put her good looks to use, she flirts openly with every wealthy man she meets. By chance, she meets Lloyd Whiting, a garage owner, and falls in love with him. Angered at Lloyd's failure to keep a date, Babs goes for a ride with wealthy Spencer Clark and ends up walking home from the country. She arrives at her parents' home at 7 o'clock in the morning, and they suspect the worst. Lloyd has faith in her, however, and persuades Clark to explain matters to her parents. The contrite millionaire asks Babs to marry him, but she refuses, telling him that she loves only Lloyd.
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