Daughters of Today

Daughters of Today

Daughters of Today

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Daughters of Today

""Home is only a place to hang her jazz frocks and hats, such time as she is not using them.""

1924

1h 21m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Mabel Vandergrift moves from the country to the city and enrolls in an upscale college. She starts to hang around with a "fast" crowd, and one night at a party a young man picks her for his "conquest". She fends him off, but when he is later found dead she is charged with his murder. Her boyfriend from back home hears about her troubles and comes to the city to clear her name and find the real killer.

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14 members

Acting

Patsy Ruth Miller

Lois Whittall

Patsy Ruth Miller

Acting

Ralph Graves

Ralph Adams

Ralph Graves

Acting

Edna Murphy

Mabel Vandegrift

Edna Murphy

Acting

Edward Hearn

Peter Farnham

Edward Hearn

Acting

Philo McCullough

Reggy Adams

Philo McCullough

Acting

George Nichols

Dirk Vandegrift

George Nichols

Acting

Gertrude Claire

Ma Vandegrift

Gertrude Claire

Acting

Phillips Smalley

Leigh Whittall

Phillips Smalley

Acting

Zasu Pitts

Lorena

Zasu Pitts

Acting

Henry Hebert

Calnan

Henry Hebert

Acting

Fontaine La Rue

Mrs. Mantell

Fontaine La Rue

Acting

Dorothy Wood

Flo

Dorothy Wood

Acting

Marjorie Bonner

Maisie

Marjorie Bonner

Acting

Truman Van Dyke

Dick

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