Our Modern Maidens

Our Modern Maidens
Our Modern Maidens
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	Marian Ainslee; Ruth Cummings
Screenplay by	Josephine Lovett
Story by	Josephine Lovett
Produced by	Jack Conway; Hunt Stromberg (Uncredited)
Starring	Joan Crawford; Rod La Rocque; Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; Anita Page
Cinematography	Oliver Marsh
Edited by	Sam S. Zimbalist
Music by	William Axt (Uncredited); Arthur Lange
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	August 24, 1929;
Running time	76 mins.
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles
Budget	$283,000
Box office	$857,000

Our Modern Maidens is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway. Starring Joan Crawford in her last silent film role, the film also stars Rod La Rocque, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Anita Page. Our Modern Maidens has no audible dialog, but features a synchronized soundtrack and sound effects.

Plot[]

Heiress Billie Brown (Crawford), is engaged to marry her longtime sweetheart, budding diplomat Gil Jordan (Fairbanks). When Billie goes to see senior diplomat Glenn Abbott (La Rocque) about ensuring that Gil get a favorable assignment, Billie and Glenn are undeniably attracted to one another. Gil is likewise attracted to Kentucky Strafford (Page), Billie's houseguest, who becomes pregnant by Gil. Gil finds that he loves Kentucky, but marries Billie instead. Once Billie realizes that Kentucky is pregnant with Gil's child, their marriage is annulled and both are paired up with the people they truly love.

Cast[]

Joan Crawford...Billie Brown
Rod La Rocque...Glenn Abbott aka "Dynamite"
Douglas Fairbanks Jr....Gil Jordan
Anita Page...Kentucky Strafford
Josephine Dunn...Ginger
Edward Nugent...Reg
Albert Gran...B. Bickering Brown

Box office[]

According to MGM records the film earned $675,000 in the US and Canada and $182,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $248,000.^[1]

Accolades[]

The film was nominated for the American Film Institute's 2002 list AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2016.

External links[]

Our Modern Maidens at IMDb
Our Modern Maidens at AllMovie
Our Modern Maidens at the TCM Movie Database
Our Modern Maidens at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[2] "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2016.

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