"Chock full of surprises and laughs and shows a new way to land a husband" 19 August 1917 Mystery 50 mins
In her first Paramount film, Billie Burke plays Helen Wentworth, an heiress who's bored with the high life and decides to enjoy a bit of the low life.
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Billie Burke as Mavis Terry
Thomas Meighan as Gordon True
Walter Hiers as Freddie Bollen
Gerald Oliver Smith as John Quig
George A. Wright as Mr. Pennyquick
Bessie Hearn as Clara Pennyquick
United States 19 August 1917
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