Glorifying the American Girl

In this 1929 musical comedy film, Mary Eaton stars as Gloria Hughes, a young woman who wants to be in the Follies and makes ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits alongside her childhood boyfriend Buddy (Edward Crandall). When a vaudeville performer asks her to join him as his new partner, she sees it as an opportunity to make her dream come true. However, things take a turn when she arrives in New York City and finds that her new partner is only interested in sleeping with her. Gloria eventually triumphs on stage with the help of Ziegfeld's representative.