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Careers (1929)

Careers poster
Directed by
Ned Marin, Forrest Halsey, John Francis Dillon
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman navigates love and ambition in the entertainment world. The story follows her choices as she seeks success. It was one of the first sound films for its lead actress.

talkativedramaticold-fashionedromanticambitioustheatricalemotionalprecodehistorical

What happens

Careers is a 1929 American all-talking pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and produced and released by First National Pictures. It stars Billie Dove and features Antonio Moreno, Thelma Todd, and Noah Beery. The film was based on a 1924 German play entitled Karriere, written by Alfred Schirokauer and Paul Rosenhayn. Careers was Billie Dove's first film with dialogue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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