

The Life of the Party
1930, English. Directed by Roy Del Ruth.
IT'S A KICK IN THE SHINS! You'll laugh till you cry At this glorious riot of fun!
Two female song-pluggers decide to become ruthless gold-diggers, with comic results.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Roy Del RuthDirector
- Winnie LightnerFlo
- Irene DelroyDot
- Charles ButterworthColonel Joy
- Jack WhitingA.J. Smith
- Charles JudelsMons. LeMaire
- John DavidsonMr. Smith
- Arthur HoytSecretary
- Bobby BarberWaiter
- Carrie DaumeryElderly Fashion Show Spectator
- William IrvingThe 'Yoohoo' Man
- Eddie KaneMr. Foster
- Tom RickettsElderly Fashion Show Spectator
Details
- Released
- 25 October 1930
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Darryl F. Zanuck, Joseph Santley, Viola Brothers Shore
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Who directed The Life of the Party?
The Life of the Party (1930) was directed by Roy Del Ruth and stars Winnie Lightner, Irene Delroy, Charles Butterworth.