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False Pretenses

False Pretenses

5.0(1 votes)
1935
1h 8m
ComedyRomance

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.

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Companies:
Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

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