The Cheerful Fraud
Hold on Tight!...For it's a DENNY WHIRLWIND!
NR 1926 · 70 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Romance, Adventure
A young man fakes his identity to impress a girl.
Directed by William A. Seiter · Written by Harvey F. Thew
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Reginald Denny Sir Michael Fairlie -
Gertrude Olmstead Ann Kent -
Otis Harlan Mr. Bytheway -
Emily Fitzroy Mrs. Bytheway -
Charles K. Gerrard Steve -
Gertrude Astor Rose -
Luis Alberni Valet - W Wilson Benge Butler
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