"Beautiful Joan as a Daughter of Today coming face to face with the stern realities of life and love for the first time!" 29 August 1931 Drama, Comedy, Romance 68 mins
A Harvard football star disobeys his upper class parents and runs off with his true love.
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Joan Crawford as Valentine 'Val' Winters
Pauline Frederick as Diane 'Di' Winters
Neil Hamilton as Robert 'Bob' Blake Jr.
Monroe Owsley as Tony Girard
Albert Conti as André de Graignon
Hobart Bosworth as Robert Blake Sr.
Emma Dunn as Margaret Blake
Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Marie
Marcelle Corday as Alyce
Ann Dvorak as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Sandra Ravel as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Leo White as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Polly Ann Young as Parisian Party Girl (Uncredited)
Nick Grindé Director
Mildred Cram Story
William LeVanway Editor
Adrian Costume Design
Douglas Shearer Sound Director
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Charles Rosher Director of Photography
John Meehan Additional Dialogue
Frank Butler Dialogue
Sylvia Thalberg Dialogue
George Hommel Still Photographer
Aimer, rire, pleurer Trailer
United States 29 August 1931
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