Glad Rags to Riches

A girl has to decide who to marry: a poor country boy or a rich nightclub owner.

Cast

Shirley Temple

as Nell / La Belle Diaperina

Georgie Smith

as Elmer

Lawrence Harris

as Policeman

Eugene Butler

as Nightclub Owner

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