Movie: False Pretenses

Top 10 Billed Cast

Irene Ware
Irene Ware

Mary Beekman

Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer

Kenneth Alden

Betty Compson
Betty Compson

Clarissa Stanhope

Russell Hopton
Russell Hopton

Pat Brennan

Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan

Mike O'Reilly

Ernest Wood
Ernest Wood

Tiffany Cortland

Lucy Beaumont
Lucy Beaumont

Miss Milgrim

Marshall Ruth
Marshall Ruth

Gardner

Dot Farley
Dot Farley

Mrs. Smythe

John Picorri
John Picorri

Soutar

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1935-10-21

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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    English
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