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01/11/1927 Comedy 1h 50m
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Overview

A fresh young beauty becomes an old maid waiting for her suitor to return from the Napoleonic wars. When he returns, clearly disappointed, she disguises herself as her own niece in order to test his loyalty.

  1. Sidney Franklin

    Director

  2. Hanns Kräly

    Writer

  3. Albert Lewin

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Marion Davies

    Phoebe Throssel

  2. Conrad Nagel

    Dr. Valentine Brown

  3. Helen Jerome Eddy

    Susan Throssel

  4. Flora Finch

    Mary Willoughby

  5. Margaret Seddon

    Nancy Willoughby

  6. Marcelle Corday

    Henrietta Tumbull

  7. Kate Prince

    Patty

  8. Vondell Darr

    Student (uncredited)

  9. Audrey Howell

    Student (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-08-07
“Dr. Brown” (Conrad Nagel) arrives, eagerly expected, at the home of his belle “Phoebe” (Marion Davies) only to tell her that he is off to help the soldiers fighting the Napoleonic wars. She and her sister “Susan” (Helen Jerome Eddy) become school teachers and almost ten years pass before the doctor, now a captain, returns to be disappointed by his now rather more aged gal. She’s horrified by his reaction so sets about rejuvenating herself to win him back. Thing is, though, she doesn’t just re-invent “Phoebe”, she creates a younger version: her neice “Livvy”. It isn’t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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