Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1935 · 1h 8m

False Pretenses

Director

Cast

Irene Ware as Mary Beekman Sidney Blackmer as Kenneth Alden Betty Compson as Clarissa Stanhope Russell Hopton as Pat Brennan Edward Gargan as Mike O'Reilly Ernest Wood as Tiffany Cortland

Crew

M.A. Andersen — Director of Photography Roland D. Reed — Editor Ewart Adamson — Screenplay Betty Burbridge — Story George R. Batcheller — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

bridge millionaire

Key Collaborators

Charles Lamont Director M.A. Andersen Director of Photography Roland D. Reed Editor Ewart Adamson Screenplay Betty Burbridge Story George R. Batcheller Producer

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