Making the Grade

1929•1h 0m

ComedyRomance

Based on George Ade's story about a wealthy young man whose life is changed by his love for a gardener's daughter, transforming him into a more compassionate person.

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Production

Fox Film Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lois Moran

Lois Moran

Lettie Ewing

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Herbert Littell Dodsworth

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Silas Cooper

James Ford

James Ford

Bud Davison

Rolfe Sedan

Valet

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