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Orchids and Ermine is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Colleen Moore that was filmed partly on location in New York. The film still exists. This was Mickey Rooney's first feature-length film (his first film being a short subject released in 1926).
Orchids and Ermine: Directed by Alfred Santell. With Colleen Moore, Jack Mulhall, Sam Hardy, Gwen Lee. A telephone operator at an opulent hotel falls in love with a young man who turns out to be a rich oil millionaire.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Alfred Santell
- 1927-03-06
"Pink" Watson, a telephone operator at the Ritz Hotel, after disconcerting experiences with genuine and pseudo Midases, gives up her dreams of one day sporting honest orchids and ermine when Richard Tabor, an unassuming but wealthy young oilman, arrives.
- Alfred Santell
- Colleen Moore
Set in New York City, flapper Pink Watson works a telephone operator at a cement factory who dreams of marrying rich. Her constant daydreaming of wealth annoys her fellow workers, and ruins the heart of one of her worshiping colleagues.
Colleen plays a young lady who dreams of having luxuries (like orchids! and ermine!) so she goes to the big city to work at a hotel. A nerdy oil millionaire (Harold Lloyd type) is staying at the hotel, and he’s sick of all the local gold diggers trying to seduce him.
- Alfred Santell
- First National Pictures
Richard Tabor, an unassuming but wealthy young oil tycoon, arrives at the hotel and switches identities with his valet Hank to avoid notoriety. Richard and Pink proceed to fall in love, while Hank wins the heart of Ermintrude, a gold-digging flower girl who believes him to be the real millionaire.
Dec 20, 2022 · Orchids and Ermine. by. Colleen Moore; Alfred Santell; Carey Wilson; Sam Hardy; Gwen Lee; Jack Mulhall; Ralph Spence. Publication date. 1927-03-06. Topics. Comedy, Romance.
