Rich But Honest (1927)

Florine and Maybelle, two department store workers, attend a dance; Florine wins a Charleston contest and forces Diamond Jim, who flirts with her, to get her a job in the theater. Maybelle proves a success with her clowning; but when Florine appears on the stage in the pose of Lady Godiva, Bob, her steady sweetheart, misunderstands and insults her. Dick, a wealthy idler, proves his mettle by whipping the former suitor and thus wins Flo for his wife.