Dumb-bells in Ermine

Dumb-bells in Ermine

70 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 10, 1930

In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though her straitlaced mother wants her to marry Siegfried, a spellbinding "missionary reformer." Though Grandma Corey promotes the romance with the prizefighter, Mike, the fighter's hardboiled, wisecracking manager, tries to keep them apart; following a quarrel, Faith reconciles herself to marrying Siegfried, but when he invites a group of "weak sisters" to a revival meeting, he is disgraced when one accuses him of her downfall. Finally, with Mike's advice, Jerry wins back Faith and they are united with the family's blessings.

Dumb-bells in Ermine

70 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 10, 1930

Dumb-bells in Ermine
In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though her straitlaced mother wants her to marry Siegfried, a spellbinding "missionary reformer." Though Grandma Corey promotes the romance with the prizefighter, Mike, the fighter's hardboiled, wisecracking manager, tries to keep them apart; following a quarrel, Faith reconciles herself to marrying Siegfried, but when he invites a group of "weak sisters" to a revival meeting, he is disgraced when one accuses him of her downfall. Finally, with Mike's advice, Jerry wins back Faith and they are united with the family's blessings.
Producers
Original title Dumb-bells in Ermine
Directors John G. Adolfi
Writers Lynn Starling, Harvey F. Thew, James Gleason

Cast

Robert Armstrong

as Jerry Malone

Barbara Kent

as Faith Corey

Beryl Mercer

as Grandma Corey

James Gleason

as Mike

Claude Gillingwater

as Uncle Roger

Julia Swayne Gordon

as Mrs. Corey

Arthur Hoyt

as Siegfried Strong

Mary Foy

as Mrs. Strong

Charlotte Merriam

as Camilla