False Pretenses (1935)
Overview
A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They go back to his house, and eventually come up with a plan to benefit them both: he'll scrounge enough money together to teach her how to be a lady, and then introduce her to his rich friends so she can snag a husband, after which she'll pay him a finder's fee. Complications ensue.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.951 |
Directed By
Charles Lamont
Crew
Charles Lamont
Betty Burbridge
Dick Tyler Sr.
Roland D. Reed
Edward C. Jewell
George R. Batcheller
Melville Shyer
M.A. Andersen
Ewart Adamson
TOP CAST
Irene Ware
Mary Beekman
Sidney Blackmer
Kenneth Alden
Betty Compson
Clarissa Stanhope
Russell Hopton
Pat Brennan
Edward Gargan
Mike O'Reilly
Ernest Wood
Tiffany Cortland
Lucy Beaumont
Miss Milgrim
Marshall Ruth
Gardner
Dot Farley
Mrs. Smythe
John Picorri
Soutar
Herbert Clifton
Bleven
William Humphrey
Newman
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