A 1921 comedy where being a waiter is scandalous and oil fortunes fix everything. Jazz hands, class warfare, and 50 minutes of pure silent chaos.
At a college dance, Kathryn meets popular football hero, Bill Putnam. However, after discovering he is working his way through school as a waiter, she strikes his name from her dance card in disgust. Bill's wealthy friends decide to teach her a lesson by pretending that they are also waiters. Humiliated, Kathryn flees the party in a rage. After reflecting on her behavior, Kathryn realizes that work and service are virtues. To atone for her previous elitism, she takes a job as a waitress at a restaurant. Bill's friends eventually spot her working and inform him of her change of heart. Bill rushes to her, proposes marriage, and is eventually put in charge of her father's oil interests.
Writing
Dance card drama as class warfare weapon.
Costume
Flapper-adjacent college fits for the ages.
Director
Sam Wood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is considered a lost film—no known prints exist, so we only know the plot from contemporary reviews and trade papers.
Director Sam Wood later made 'A Night at the Opera' and 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips,' but started here with collegiate class satire.
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