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Gigolo

Gigolo

19261h 20m

Overview

The heir to a family business travels to Paris to try to stop his youth-obsessed mother from squandering the family fortune with her new husband, who's married her for her money. After he returns from service in World War I, he finds his mother, now broke and abandoned by her gigolo husband....

Directed by William K. Howard
Written by Marion Orth, Garrett Fort, Edna Ferber
Produced by William C. deMille
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Top Cast

Rod La Rocque

Rod La Rocque

Gideon Gory

Jobyna Ralston

Jobyna Ralston

Mary Hubbel

Louise Dresser

Louise Dresser

Julia Gory

Cyril Chadwick

Cyril Chadwick

Dr. Gerald Blagden

George Nichols

George Nichols

Pa Hubbel

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Ina Anson

Dancer

About Gigolo

Gigolo is a drama, war, romance film released in 1926. Directed by William K. Howard, it stars Rod La Rocque, Jobyna Ralston, Louise Dresser. The heir to a family business travels to Paris to try to stop his youth-obsessed mother from squandering the family fortune with her new husband, who's married her for her money. After he returns from service in World War I, he finds his mother, now broke and abandoned by her gigolo husband....

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