A comedy which concerns the struggles of an ambitious department store sales clerk who is caught up in New York high society.
Acting
Swanson's expressive face does what dialogue never could.
Costume
Adrian's department store fashions are character development.
Director
Allan Dwan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Swanson's first film after leaving Paramount for the independent United Artists, making it her declaration of creative independence.
The 'shopgirl marries up' plot was practically its own genre in the 1920s, reflecting real anxieties about women entering urban workforce.
US
