Coming Out Party
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Coming Out Party

She was launched Like a Battleship...with crowds cheering...bands playing...champagne effervescing and did she make a splash!

6.0 / 10 1934 1h 19mNR English
RomanceDrama

Storyline

In this romance, a lovely young debutante falls in love with a jazz violinist. Her mother wants her to marry a wealthy young man, but the strong-willed girl initially demurs until the night of her debut. Her social adviser fills the debutante’s dance card with partners, which inflames the violinist.

Cast & Crew

Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope

Lead
Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond

Chris Hansen

Alison Skipworth

Alison Skipworth

Miss Gertrude Vanderdoe

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Troon

Harry Green

Harry Green

Harry Gold

Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery

Herbert Emerson Stanhope

Marjorie Gateson

Marjorie Gateson

Mrs. Ada Stanhope

Phillip Trent

Phillip Trent

Jimmy Wolverton (as Clifford Jones)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John G. Blystone's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Coming Out Party is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker