Summaries

Two couples' romances are fancifully intertwined.

Patsy Brand is a chorus girl at the Pleasure Garden music hall. She meets Jill Cheyne who is down on her luck and gets her a job as a dancer. Jill is engaged to adventurer Hugh Fielding and she introduces Patsy to his colleague Levet, and they fall in love. Two different fates await the two couples.—Col Needham <[email protected]>

Aspiring dancer Jill comes to the city, looking for spot in the revue at the Pleasure Garden. One of the dancers, Patsy, not only helps her get a job in the revue but shares her apartment with her. However, romantic relationships and Jill's rising fame will test their friendship.—grantss

Patsy Brand and Jill Cheyne are two chorus girls performing in the revue at the Pleasure Garden in London, Patsy the seasoned dancer and Jill the neophyte who Patsy takes under her wing. Patsy and Jill take two different paths in their personal life. While Jill has a fiancé at home named Hugh Fielding who has a two year contract at a plantation in Africa after which they will marry, she, ambitious in all aspects of her life, falls for the promise of wealth and glamour offered to her by Prince Ivan, Patsy who warns her against such stage door Lotharios. Patsy ends up falling for a seemingly stable young man, Hugh's friend Levet who too is heading off on the same contract to Africa as Hugh. Patsy may discover that appearances are deceiving.—Huggo

In London, the dancer Jill Cheyne is pickpocketed when she arrives at the Pleasure Garden Theater. She intends to see the owner of the theater, Mr. Hamilton, but her recommendation letter and all her money have been stolen from her purse. The chorus girl Patsy Brand sees her condition and brings Jill to her lodging in the house of Mr. Sidey and Mrs. Sidey. Then she helps Jill to have an audition with Mr. Hamilton and she is hired as the lead star. Patsy is introduced to Jill's fiancé Hugh Fielding and to his co-worker Levet that works in a plantation in Africa, and she befriends Hugh. He travels to the plantation to spend two years overseas and save money to marry Jill. However, she meets the wealthy Prince Ivan and becomes a "kept woman", moving to her own apartment. Meanwhile, Patsy is proposed by Levet, and they get married, spending their honeymoon in Italy. Levet travels to the plantation and does not write to his wife, claiming that he is ill. Patsy borrows money from Mr.& Mrs.Sidey and finds what happened to Levet and Hugh.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • directorial debut
  • honeymoon
  • chorus girl
  • murder by drowning
  • haunted by own murder victim
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Jan 13, 1927
Countries of origin Germany United Kingdom
Language None
Filming locations Alassio, Savona, Liguria, Italy
Production companies Bavaria Film Gainsborough Pictures Münchner Lichtspielkunst AG (Emelka)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 15m
Sound mix Silent
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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