Orchids and Ermine

Orchids and Ermine is a 1927 silent film comedy starring Colleen Moore, filmed partly on location in New York. The film still exists. This was Mickey Rooneys first featurelength film his first film being a short subject released in 1926.

While working the next day, an oil millionaire named Tabor Jack Mulhall checks in and is immediately set upon by golddiggers. He swaps places with his assistant Hank Sam Hardy and poses as a chauffeur. Pink falls for Tabor without knowing of his fortunes even though he never lied to her it was Ermintrude who convinced Pink that the man introducing himself as Tabor was actually his assistant, while Hank gets in trouble under the identity of his employer by charming Ermintrude. Hank quickly learns the backsides of constantly being followed by numerous gold diggers. Following his shift, he helps Tabor with the techniques to seduce a lady, because Tabor has fallen in love with Pink. These tips do not prove to be helpful, noting that when Hank puts them to test with Pink himself, he gets yelled at.When Tabor tries to flirt with the same pick up lines, Pink is less than flattered and criticizes him for taking money from his boss, with which he bought orchids for her. Tabor then tries to reveal his true identity, but Pink does not believe him and tries to get rid of him in the mass of the New York streets. She eventually gets on a bus, thinking to have lost him, only to have him jumping on the same bus from another vehicle. Pink is still not impressed, until he gets hit on his head by a bridge and passes out. Feeling guilty, Pink takes care of him and falls in love, even though realizing that she will be a poor girl her entire life when she marries a valet. Hank, meanwhile, is taking Ermintrude out for dinner, during which she quickly tricks him into eloping with her. ........

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