The Grand Dame

The Grand Dame

1931 · 9 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy

Peggy is a gangster's moll from New Jersey, living a pampered life in Manhattan with three French maids. Blue bloods from England have invited her to tea this afternoon; she's looking forward to her initiation into high society. She takes a Rolls to a club where she's greeted by a team of fakers who plan to sell her a membership in an exclusive but fictive club - for $25,000. As Peggy tries to be refined, will the grifters succeed in the con?

Directed by Arthur Hurley · Written by Stanley Rauh

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Patsy Kelly Peggy O'Rourke
Austin Fairman (uncredited)
Winifred Harris Lady Witherspoon aka English Annie (uncredited)
Donald Kirke (uncredited)
Matt McHugh (uncredited)

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