Summary
A fresh young beauty becomes an old maid waiting for her suitor to return from the Napoleonic wars. When he returns, clearly disappointed, she disguises herself as her own niece in order to test his loyalty.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 67
Audience score67%
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for comedies, +10 min on the typical 100
typical 100110Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1927
November 1, 1927
99 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 7 more19 people
- Marion DaviesPhoebe Throssel
- Conrad NagelDr. Valentine Brown
- Helen Jerome EddySusan Throssel
- Flora FinchMary Willoughby
- Margaret SeddonNancy Willoughby
- Marcelle CordayHenrietta Tumbull
- KPKate PrincePatty
- VDVondell DarrStudent (uncredited)
- AHAudrey HowellStudent (uncredited)
- Leon JanneyStudent (uncredited)
- AJAusten JewellBit Part (uncredited)
- EAElizabeth Ann KeeverStudent (uncredited)
- Virginia MarshallStudent (uncredited)
Mickey McBanBit Part (uncredited)- HMHarry MurrayBit Part (uncredited)
- NPNanci PriceStudent (uncredited)
- DSDorothy ShirleyStudent (uncredited)
Coy Watson Jr.The Dunce Kid (uncredited)- WWWalter WilkinsonBit Part (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Sidney Franklin Director
Writing · 2
- Albert Lewin Writer
- Hanns Kräly Writer
Production · 1
- Marion Davies Producer
Camera · 1
- Hendrik Sartov Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- René Hubert Costume Design
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