Fanny Foley Herself
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| Directed by | Melville W. Brown |
| Produced by | John E. Burch |
| Written by |
Bernard Schubert Carey Wilson Juliet Wilbur Tompkins (story) |
| Starring |
Edna May Oliver Helen Chandler John Darrow |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Ray Rennahan (Technicolor) |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fanny Foley Herself is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy-drama film shot entirely in Technicolor. The film was the second feature to be filmed using a new Technicolor process which removed grain and resulted in a much improved color. It was released under the title Top of the Bill in Britain.
Edna May Oliver plays a widowed woman with two daughters (Helen Chandler, Rochelle Hudson) who attempts to revive her career as a vaudeville performer. Her wealthy father-in-law, who believes that a vaudeville performer is not fit to bring up children properly, forces her to choose between her daughters or her career. In the end, all is forgiven and the father-in-law asks Fanny to sing one of her songs.
(cast list as per AFI database)
The film is now considered to be a lost film. No elements of the film or the soundtrack are known to exist.
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