
False Pretenses
- Released on
- Runtime
- 68 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Irene Ware
- Sidney Blackmer
- Betty Compson
- Russell Hopton
- Edward Gargan
- Ernest Wood
- Lucy Beaumont
- Marshall Ruth
- Dot Farley
- John Picorri
- Herbert Clifton
- William Humphrey
Director
- Charles Lamont
Producers
- George R. Batcheller
Screenwriter
- Ewart Adamson