Fanny Foley Herself

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)
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • October 10, 1931 (1931-10-10)
Running time
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.

Plot

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

(cast list as per AFI database)[1]

Production background

Preservation status

The film is now considered to be a lost film. No elements of the film or the soundtrack are known to exist.

References

  1. "Fanny Foley Herself". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. Los Angeles Times; September 13, 1931; Page B13.

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