Her Splendid Folly

{{short description|1933 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Her Splendid Folly | image = | caption = | director =[[William A. O'Connor]] | producer =[[Willis Kent]] | based_on = ''Her Splendid Folly'' by [[Beulah Poynter]] | writer = Willis Kent | starring =[[Lilian Bond]] <br> [[Theodore von Eltz]] <br> [[Beryl Mercer]] | music = [[Lee Zahler]] | cinematography = [[Jules Cronjager]] <br> [[James Diamond (cinematographer)|James Diamond]] | editing = [[S. Roy Luby]] | studio = Willis Kent Productions | distributor = Progressive Pictures | released ={{Film date|1933|01|28}} | runtime = 60 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Her Splendid Folly''''' is a 1933 American [[comedy film|comedy]] [[drama film]] directed by [[William A. O'Connor]] and starring [[Lilian Bond]], [[Theodore von Eltz]] and [[Beryl Mercer]].<ref>Fetrow p.273</ref> It was produced as a [[second feature]] by the [[independent film|independent]] producer [[Willis Kent]].<ref>Pitts p.287</ref>

==Plot== Jill McAllister is behind on her rent, and takes a job at a film studio as a [[double (filmmaking)|double]] for [[diva]]-like film star Laura Gerrard whom she strongly resembles. When Laura is badly injured in a car accident, studio head Solomon Ginsberg persuades Jill to take over her role.

==Cast== * [[Lilian Bond]] as Jill McAllister / Laura Gerard * [[Theodore von Eltz]] as Wallace Morley / John Ebbetts * [[Alexander Carr]] as Solomon Ginsberg * [[Beryl Mercer]] as Mrs. McAllister * [[J. Frank Glendon]] as Charles Hemingway * [[Lloyd Whitlock]] as John DeSylva * [[Roberta Gale]] as Sally Lee * [[Frances Lee]] as Natalie * [[Louise Beavers]] as Anastasia * [[William P. Burt]] as Justice of the Peace * [[Harry Todd]] as Witness * [[Mary Gordon (actress)|Mary Gordon]] as Mrs. Clancey

==References== {{reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Fetrow, Alan G. ''Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1992. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0024114}}

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