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Not Quite Decent Reviews

1929
0 hr 58 mins
Drama
NR

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On her way to New York for her first stage appearance, Linda Cunningham meets Mame Jarrow, a nightclub singer; Linda later drops by to hear Mame sing, accompanied by their angel, Paul Nicholson, a wealthy roué. Mame gradually comes to realize that Linda is her own daughter, from whom she was separated years before by pious relatives. Using all her wiles, Mame attempts to keep Linda from falling prey to Nicholson, and when all else fails, she sends for Jerry Connor, Linda's small town sweetheart.

A part-talkie, with only the last 15 minutes containing any spoken dialog. Dresser plays a matronly nightclub performer who takes Collyer under her guidance. Collyer gets involved with a shady character and Dresser comes to her rescue. As the two become closer, it becomes known that Collyer is Dresser's daughter, who was taken from her when her husband passed away. Most of the sound portion of the film is made up of songs. The film was made during Prohibition, and contains scenes involving speakeasies and characters connected with bootleggers.