History Film / ThePatsy

Davies is Pat Harrington, the youngest daughter of the wealthy Harrington family. Her father loves her, but her domineering mother strongly favors her self-centered sister Grace, leaving Pat in a semi-Literature/{{Cinderella}} situation of having to do the chores for both sisters and routinely hand over her nicest clothes to Grace.

Davies is Pat Harrington, daughter of the wealthy Harrington family. Her father loves her, but her domineering mother (played by Marie Dressler) strongly favors her sister Grace, leaving Pat in a semi-Literature/{{Cinderella}} situation, having to do the chores for both sisters, routinely having to hand over her nicest clothes to Grace.

This film is probably best remembered today for the sequence in which Davies, who had a talent for mimicry, does killer impressions of silent film stars Mae Murray, Creator/LillianGish, and Pola Negri in rapid succession.

[[caption-width-right:350:Pat does Creator/LillianGish]]

''The Patsy'' is a 1928 comedy directed by Creator/KingVidor, starring Creator/MarionDavies.

Not to be confused with the 1964 Creator/JerryLewis movie.

This film is probably best remembered for the sequence where Davies, who had a talent for mimicry, does killer impressions of silent film stars Mae Murray, Creator/LillianGish, and Pola Negri in rapid succession.

* SecondFaceSmoke: Pat does this simply to get a reaction out of Billy, who is depressed to the point of near catatonia. Billy just flops over onto his couch.

The rivalry between the sisters has grown even more pitched, as they both are attracted to rich, handsome Tony Anderson. Tony and Grace are dating, with Tony completely unaware of Pat being head-over-heels in love with him. Ma Harrington is aware, however, and is determined to keep Pat away from Tony. The situation is complicated when charming playboy Billy Caldwell meets Jane and is instantly attracted to her.

* BilingualBonus: Billy, pretending to be a fancy waiter, asks Ma "Viens-tu de la campangne, grande vache?"[[note]]"Do you come from the countryside, you giant cow?" [[/note]] Immediately subverted when Pat starts cackling and says "He said something about a fat cow!"

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: One of the jokes Pat tells when she's trying to make herself over as more outgoing in order to attract Tony.

''The Patsy'' is a 1928 comedy directed by Creator/KingVidor, starring Marion Davies.

Davies is Pat Harrington, daughter of the wealthy Harrington family. Her father loves her, but her domineering mother (played by Marie Dressler) strongly favors her sister Grace, leaving Pat in a semi-Literature/{{Cinderella}} situation, having to do the chores for both sisters, routinely having to hand over her nicest clothes to Mom's favorite, Grace.

* TheUnFavorite: For no clear reason, Ma Harrington greatly favors Grace over Pat. She makes Pat do the chores. She makes Pat give Grace her fine coat when it's time for dinner at the Yacht Club. She makes Pat walk behind the rest of the family when going to dinner. She is determined to not let Pat come between Grace and Tony.

* TheUnfavorite: For no clear reason, Ma Harrington greatly favors Grace over Pat. She makes Pat do the chores. She makes Pat give Grace her fine coat when it's time for dinner at the Yacht Club. She makes Pat walk behind the rest of the family when going to dinner. She is determined to not let Pat come between Grace and Tony.

--> "[[Theatre/AsYouLikeIt All the world's a stage]]but most of us are only stagehands."

* GoshDarnItToHeck: When Ma and Grace are badgering her, Grace busts out with "I don't give a whoopin' darn!". Her mother and sister are shocked.