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Lawful Larceny(1923)
Status: Released
Date: 1923-07-22
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A modern Cleopatra steals happiness and honor from the home and laughs at the law. But a clever wife hits back in amazing fashion, and has the last laugh.
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During his wife's absence, Andrew Dorsey is snared by Vivian Hepburn, owner of a crooked gambling house, and her silent partner, Guy Tarlow. Dorsey loses so much money that Vivian persuades him to give her one of his firm's checks for a large sum of money. Hearing her husband's confession, Marion Dorsey, returned from Europe, determines to retrieve the check.
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Movie: Lawful Larceny
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Hope Hampton
Marion Dorsey
Conrad Nagel
Andrew Dorsey
Nita Naldi
Vivian Hepburn
Lew Cody
Guy Tarlow
Yvonne Hughes
Billy Van de Vere
Dolores Costello
Nora the maid
Gilda Gray
Dancer
Alice Maison
Dancer
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During his wife's absence, Andrew Dorsey is snared by Vivian Hepburn, owner of a crooked gambling house, and her silent partner, Guy Tarlow. Dorsey loses so much money that Vivian persuades him to give her one of his firm's checks for a large sum of money. Hearing her husband's confession, Marion Dorsey, returned from Europe, determines to retrieve the check.
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1923-07-22
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A modern Cleopatra steals happiness and honor from the home and laughs at the law. But a clever wife hits back in amazing fashion, and has the last laugh.
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