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The Smart Set

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Tommy van Buren (William Haines) is a handsome and talented American polo player. He tries desperately to attract the attention of a beautiful young girl named Polly (Alice Day), who is also being courted by Nelson (Jack Holt), the team captain. But Tommy's ego frequently hinders the courtship. Eventually his arrogance gets him kicked off the team before a match against Britain. But when Nelson goes down with an injury, it's up to Tommy to save the day.
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Audience Member good com-dram featuring one of hollywood's forgotten leading men william haines Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member just ok silent one of the last to roll of the assembly lines, great cast esp. the late great william haines ( one of the first openly gay actors in hollywood). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jack Conway

Director

William Haines

Tommy

Jack Holt

Nelson

Alice Day

Polly

Hobart Bosworth

Durant

Coy Watson Jr.

Sammy
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Synopsis Tommy van Buren (William Haines) is a handsome and talented American polo player. He tries desperately to attract the attention of a beautiful young girl named Polly (Alice Day), who is also being courted by Nelson (Jack Holt), the team captain. But Tommy's ego frequently hinders the courtship. Eventually his arrogance gets him kicked off the team before a match against Britain. But when Nelson goes down with an injury, it's up to Tommy to save the day.
Director
Jack Conway
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 1928, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 22, 2009
Runtime
1h 3m
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