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One Splendid Hour

MAY 1, 1929 · 67 MIN · DIR. ALEXIS THURN-TAXIS

Drama

While on a "slumming" excursion, debutante Bobbie Walsh (Viola Dana) falls in love with tenement-district doctor Thornton (Allan Simpson). Not wishing to scare the doctor off, Bobbie doesn't tell him that she's the wealthy daughter of a prominent senator. But when Dr. Thornton ends up in night court after punching out a pair of would-be mashers, Bobbie is forced to reveal her true identity. The expected resentments arise, leading to the inevitable reconciliation. Star Viola Dana's final film.

Cast

  • Viola Dana

    Viola Dana

    Bobbie Walsh

  • George Periolat

    George Periolat

    Senator Walsh

  • Lewis Sargent

    Lewis Sargent

    Jimmy O'Shea

  • Jack Richardson

    Jack Richardson

    Peter Hoag

  • Lucy Beaumont

    Lucy Beaumont

    Mother Kelly

  • Ernie Adams

    Ernie Adams

    Solly

  • Allan Simpson

    Dr. Thornton

Crew

Writer

Sylvia Bernstein

Writer

Isadore Bernstein

Writer

Jacques Jaccard

Story

Adeline Leitzbach

Editor

Betty Davis