Loose Ankles (1930)
1h 7m
Running Time
February 2, 1930Release Date
Loose Ankles (1930)
1h 7m
Running Time
February 2, 1930Release Date
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Plot.
A grandmother's will leaves her fortune to a few, mostly to her great-niece Ann. Ann will only receive her inheritance once she marries, with the approval of three of her stuffed-shirt relatives, and without scandal. Otherwise, the estate goes to the cat and dog hospital. Ann, not needing the money, rebels by seeking scandal with a gigolo.
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Cast & Crew.
Loretta Young
Ann
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Gil
Louise Fazenda
Katherine
Otis Harlan
Major
Ted Wilde
Director
Sam Janney
Writer
Inez Courtney
Betty
Ethel Wales
Aunt Katherine Harper
Gene Towne
Writer
Arthur L. Todd
Cinematographer
Norman Selby
Terry Todd
Daphne Pollard
Agnes
Raymond Keane
Linton
Edward Nugent
Andy
Billy Bletcher
Mr. Berry from Logan
Bobby Dunn
Butler
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Loose Ankles is a 1930 pre-Code romantic comedy with songs, produced and released by First National Pictures, which had become a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The film was directed by Ted Wilde and stars Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Louise Fazenda and Edward Nugent. It was a remake of the 1926 silent film titled Ladies at Play, which had been produced by First National Pictures. Both versions were adapted by Gene Towne from the 1926 play Loose Ankles by Sam Janney. Sam Janney was to direct the film but died in a car crash during production.The film's copyright was renewed, so it will not go into the public domain until January 1, 2026.