An Affair of the Follies (1927)

Plot Summary

Young husband Jerry, a clerk, loses his job, and in order to bring money into the house, his wife Tamara goes back to her old job as a dancer in the Follies. The husband doesn't like the idea at all, and they wind up separating. One night the clerk and his friend, an inventor, are dining at a restaurant, and the inventor is lamenting that he has a great invention but can't get in to see a millionaire named Hammersley in order get get financial backing. They don't know that Hammersley happens to be sitting at the next table. The three strike up a conversation and become friends. However, there's another thing Jerry also doesn't know--Hammersley is in love with Tamara and, in fact, she is going to his house that night to see him.

Full Cast & Characters

Lewis Stone

Hammersley

Billie Dove

Tamara

Lloyd Hughes

Jerry

Arthur Stone

Sam - the Waiter

Arthur Hoyt

The Inventor

Bertram Marburgh

Lew Kline

Vera Gordon

Director & Crew

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