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The Jazz Age is a american film released in USA on 10 february 1929 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

The Jazz Age (1929)

The Jazz Age
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Released in USA 10 february 1929
Length 1h4
OriginUSA
Rating76% 3.8201953.8201953.8201953.8201953.820195

For the term which refers to the 1920s, see Jazz Age.


The Jazz Age (1929) is a film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Marceline Day, and Joel McCrea in his first leading role. The film, directed by Leslie Shores and written by Randolph Bartlett, was released by RKO Radio Pictures soon after RKO was created from Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), RCA, and the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chain.

Synopsis

Steve Maxwell (Fairbanks) and Sue Randall (Day), during an escapade, wreck one of her father's streetcars. Randall uses this incident to stop the elder Maxwell (Walthall) from opposing his illegal contract with the city. When Steve tells all to the city council, Mr. Randall (Ratcliffe) threatens Steve with arrest, Sue admits her culpability, and announces her intentions of marrying Steve.

Actors

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Marceline Day
Henry B. Walthall
Joel McCrea
Myrtle Stedman
And :
Gertrude Dolores Messinger
William Bechtel
Edward J. Ratcliffe
Edgar Dearing
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