An exposé of the "fake" or "wicked" Bohemian social circles, highlighting the moral consequences of their actions. The film features a "pleasure-seeking" philosophy, evidenced by the intertitle that read, "May we help ourselves to life's pleasures?"
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Jobyna Ralston as Dorinda Maxwell
Mae Busch as Kitty Perkins
Robert Frazer as David
Lila Lee as Norma Davis
Robert Ober as Jimmie
Ray Hallor as Chad
George Periolat as Hatch
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as Judge Davis
James W. Horne Director
Henry McCarty Writer
Delos Sutherland Writer
Max Dupont Cinematography
Stephen S. Norton Cinematography
Ralph Dawson Editor
United States 30 August 1928
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02 March 1928
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12 August 1928
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19 February 1928
A disgraced son of a sheriff is adopted by an Indian tribe after saving the son of a chief.
16 September 1928
Red foils a plan to steal the airmail and in one especially exciting scene takes to the air armed only with a (very effective) slingshot.
22 September 1928
Mary Ann has a liking toward Wheezer. Her mother tells her that if she gives him cod liver oil, he can become a giant.
18 November 1928
Bill is a young man who arrives at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. He is an incorrigible know-all, and emerges a sober man.
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