Betty in Search of a Thrill

Betty in Search of a Thrill

1915 · 50 min · ★ 3.0 · Comedy, Drama

After graduating from a convent school, Betty travels to New York to visit her relatives, the Hastings. She quickly catches the eye of Jim Denning, a wealthy neighbor who proposes to her, but Betty decides to experience city life before settling down and finds work as a salesclerk. When the floorwalker becomes too familiar, Betty quits and her showgirl friend Maizie Follette helps her get a job as a cabaret dancer, but Betty finds that’s a tough racket too and decides city life on the loose isn’t for her.

Directed by Phillips Smalley · Written by Elsie Janis

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