Proud Flesh

Proud Flesh

She tried to lock her heart -but he was a dangerous love burglar!

NR 1925 · 70 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

The snooty Fernanda decides to leave Spain to visit her uncle in San Francisco in order to escape the attentions of the dandy, amorous Don Diego, but he follows her. She is rescued from a wild taxi ride by a passerby who owns a huge plumbing company. Believing him to be a common plumber, she snubs him, but he pursues her and a romantic rivalry is born.

Directed by King Vidor · Written by Harry Behn

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Eleanor Boardman Fernanda
Pat O'Malley Patrick O'Malley
Harrison Ford Don Jaime
Trixie Friganza Mrs. McKee
William J. Kelly Mr. McKee
Rosita Marstini Vicente
Sôjin Kamiyama Wong
Evelyn Sherman Spanish Aunt
George Nichols Spanish Uncle
Margaret Seddon Mrs. O'Malley
Lillian Elliott Mrs. Casey
Priscilla Bonner San Francisco Girl

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