The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
20 audience votes
Key crew
- George ArchainbaudDirector
- Wallace SmithScreenplay
Cast
- Betty CompsonJune
- John DarrowRussell Courtney
- Gilbert EmerySir Gerald Courtney
- Margaret LivingstonBerthine Waller
- Ivan LebedeffNikolai Rabinoff
- Edgar NortonDobbs
- Daphne PollardMillie
- Halliwell HobbesSir James (uncredited)
- Dick RushDetective (uncredited)
- Reginald SharlandFreddy (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
jealousylove triangleself sacrificeman woman relationshipmurderprostitutionpre-codegold diggerinterclass romancefather son relationshipmelodramamelodramatic