Second Choice(1930)
The Story of a Strange Marriage Bargain!
Vallery Grove is in love with Don Warren but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has no social standing. Don decides to terminate his engagement to Vallery after attending a party where he meets a spoiled rich girl who is interested in him.
Movie: Second Choice
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Vallery Grove
Don Warren
Owen Mallery
Beth Randall
Satterlee
Edith Pemberton
Herbert Satterlee
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Vallery Grove is in love with Don Warren but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has no social standing. Don decides to terminate his engagement to Vallery after attending a party where he meets a spoiled rich girl who is interested in him.
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1930-01-04
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