Pointed Heels (1929): Cast
Pointed Heels is a 1929 music comedy directed by A. Edward Sutherland, starring Fay Wray as Lora Nixon, Phillips Holmes and William Powell. It runs 58 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 58 min
- Director
- A. Edward Sutherland
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Pointed Heels About?
The premise of Pointed Heels without spoilers.
Fay Wray portrays a stunning showgirl who falls for a wealthy Park Avenue man played by Phillips Holmes. William Powell is a producer who loves Miss Wray yet refuses to use his influence, remaining a true gentleman. The film was meant as a vehicle for “boop‑boop‑a‑doop” star Helen Kane, but her role was cut to a supporting part.
Pointed Heels Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- women's dressing room
- backstage
- millionaire
- dress rehearsal
- composer
- husband wife team
- financial problems
- in love with a married woman
- marital problem
- nightclub
- pre code film
- cablegram
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- woman wears a slip
- engaged couple
- song and dance
- prohibition era
- flapper
- color scene in a black and white film
- grand piano
- walking stick
- newlywed couple
- camera shot of a woman's legs
- musical comedy
- homberg hat
- quitting a job
- pre code
- couple dancing
- symphony
- woman smoking
- broadway producer
- brother sister relationship
- scantily clad woman
- top hat and tails
- bobbed hair
- kitchen
- klutz
- jazz age
- songwriter
- chorus girl
- mother disapproves of son's girlfriend
- chorus line
- woman wears a blonde wig
- poverty and wealth
- snobbery
- roaring twenties
- sexual attraction
- female star appears in underwear
- rehearsal
- bend down exposing cleavage
- silk sheets
Pointed Heels Cast & Characters
Fay Wray leads the cast as Lora Nixon, with Phillips Holmes as Donald Ogden and William Powell as Robert Courtland. Directed by A. Edward Sutherland; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director A. Edward Sutherland
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Fay Wray as Lora Nixon - Phillips Holmes as Donald Ogden
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William Powell as Robert Courtland - Helen Kane as Dorothea 'Dot' Nixon
Also Starring in Pointed Heels
· 5 more- Eugene Pallette Joe Carrington
- Virginia Bruce Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher Dash Nixon
- Adrienne Dore Kay Wilcox
- Jean Douglas Chorus Girl (uncredited)
More from A. Edward Sutherland
More films directed by A. Edward Sutherland: Having Wonderful Crime, Secret Command, Follow the Boys and Dixie.
Pointed Heels Also Known As
Also known as “Tacones en punta”.
- Also known as
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- Tacones en punta
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Pointed Heels FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Pointed Heels, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Pointed Heels?
Pointed Heels runs 58 minutes.
When was Pointed Heels released?
Pointed Heels was released on December 20, 1929.
Who directed Pointed Heels?
Pointed Heels was directed by A. Edward Sutherland.
More films by A. Edward Sutherland Who is in the cast of Pointed Heels?
Pointed Heels stars Fay Wray as Lora Nixon, Phillips Holmes as Donald Ogden and William Powell as Robert Courtland, among 9 credited actors.
Does Pointed Heels have a post-credit scene?
No. Pointed Heels has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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