The Girl with the Jazz Heart
1921, English. Directed by Lawrence C. Windom.
The spirit of jazz-wild, joyous, uncontained-come to life upon the screen. YOU'LL LIKE IT
When Miriam Smith's devoutly religious aunt and uncle insist that she marry pious Simeon Althoff, she answers an ad in a matrimonial newspaper and runs away to New York to meet her correspondent. Upon learning that Miles Sprague, the man in the ad, is coming to claim her, Miriam gets cold feet and begs her experienced friend Kittie Swasher, the hotel telephone operator, for help. When Miles arrives, Kittie pretends that she is Miriam and the three go to a cabaret. Meanwhile, the detectives employed by Miriam's aunt and uncle to bring her home appear and arrest Kittie, thinking that she's Miriam. Simeon arrives soon after and identifies the real Miriam, who is then taken home and locked in her room. Kittie and Miles follow and rescue Miriam, who realizes that she has fallen in love with the man from her ad.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Lawrence C. WindomDirector
- Madge KennedyKittie Swasher / Miriam Smith
- Joe KingMiles Sprague
- Pierre GendronTommie Fredericks
- William WalcottMiriam's Uncle
- Helen DuboisMiriam's Aunt
- Robert VaughnSimeon Althoff
- Emil HochDetective Quinn
- Lillian WorthCamille
- Robert Emmett TanseyJimmie
- Dorothy HaightMamie
- Gilda GrayCast
Details
- Released
- 7 January 1921
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert T. Shannon
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The Girl with the Jazz Heart runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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The Girl with the Jazz Heart isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 January 1921. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Girl with the Jazz Heart?
If you liked The Girl with the Jazz Heart, try The Wedding Year, Held Up, After the Ball.
Who directed The Girl with the Jazz Heart?
The Girl with the Jazz Heart (1921) was directed by Lawrence C. Windom and stars Madge Kennedy, Joe King, Pierre Gendron.