False Pretenses

1h 8min

Comedy

Romance

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

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
Dot Farley

Dot Farley

Mrs. Smythe

Release date

21st Oct 1935

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English