Pointed Heels
1929 | 61m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | A. Edward Sutherland |
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| Writer: | Florence Ryerson, John V.A. Weaver |
| Staring: |
| Fay Wray plays a beautiful showgirl who falls for a rich Park Avenue guy played by Phillips Holmes. William Powell is a producer in love with Miss Wray, but he won't use his influence to take any advantage... as usual, he's a perfect gentleman. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 20, 1929 |
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| Director: | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Writer: | Florence Ryerson, John V.A. Weaver |
| Genres: | Music, Comedy |
| Keywords | dancer, composer, marriage, talkie, backstage, rehearsal, producer, drunk, showgirl, pre-code, sister-in-law, chorus girl, wealthy man, gentleman, musical revue, working wife, disinheritance, morning after, bickering couple, putting on airs |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Powell | Robert Courtland |
| Helen Kane | Dot Nixon |
| Fay Wray | Lora Nixon |
| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | Dash Nixon |
| Phillips Holmes | Donald Ogden |
| Eugene Pallette | Joe Carrington |
| Adrienne Dore | Kay Wilcox |
| Virginia Bruce | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Jean Douglas | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| A. Edward Sutherland | Director |
| Allen G. Siegler | Director of Photography |
| Otto Dyar | Still Photographer |
| Jane Loring | Editor |
| Richard A. Whiting | Songs |
| Max Rich | Songs |
| Leo Robin | Lyricist |
| Mack Gordon | Lyricist |
| Charles Brackett | Short Story |
| Florence Ryerson | Screenplay |
| John V.A. Weaver | Screenplay |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Jesse L. Lasky | Presenter |
| Adolph Zukor | Presenter |
| Rex Wimpy | Director of Photography |
| Perry Ivins | Dialogue Coach |
| Harry Lindgren | Sound Engineer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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