1927

1h 10m

6.0(23 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

A young flapper tricks her childhood sweetheart into marrying her. He really loves another woman, but didn't marry her for fear the marriage would end in divorce, like his parents'. Complications ensue.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Clara Bow

Kitty Flanders

Esther Ralston

Jean Waddington

Gary Cooper

Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee

Einar Hanson

Prince Ludovico de Saxe

Norman Trevor

Duke Henri de Goncourt

Hedda Hopper

Katherine Flanders

Edward Martindel

Tom Larrabee

Julia Swayne Gordon

Princess De Saxe

Tom Ricketts

The Secretary

Albert Gran

Mr. Seymour

Creative team

Directed by: Frank Lloyd
Written by: Hope Loring
Louis D. Lighton
Produced by: E. Lloyd Sheldon

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