A Social Celebrity (1926)
Small-town barber Max Haber is the pride of his father, Johann, who owns an antiquated barbershop. Max adores Kitty Laverne, the manicurist, who loves him but is ambitious to be a dancer, so she heads for New York, hoping that he will follow in pursuit of better things. Mrs. Jackson-Greer, a New York society matron, has occasion to note Max styling the hair of a town girl and induces him to come to New York and pose as a French count. There he meets April, Mrs. King's niece, and loses his heart to her, as well as to Kitty, now a showgirl.
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Louise BrooksKitty LaverneEleanor LawsonApril King (as Elsie Lawson)
Adolphe MenjouMax HaberRoger DavisTennyHugh HuntleyForrest Abbott
Chester ConklinJohann Haber
Freeman WoodGifford JonesJosephine DrakeMrs. Jackson-Greer
Ida WatermanMrs. Winifred KingMovie DNA
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What is A Social Celebrity about?
Small-town barber Max Haber is the pride of his father, Johann, who owns an antiquated barbershop. Max adores Kitty Laverne, the manicurist, who loves him but is ambitious to be a dancer, so she heads for New York, hoping that he will follow in pursuit of better things. Mrs. Jackson-Greer, a New York society matron, has occasion to note Max styling the hair of a town girl and induces him to come to New York and pose as a French count. There he meets April, Mrs. King's niece, and loses his heart to her, as well as to Kitty, now a showgirl.
How long is A Social Celebrity?
A Social Celebrity has a runtime of 70 minutes.