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The Price of Things

The Price of Things

1930 · 86 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Crime

Courtenay John Dayre is drugged by a jealous spy on the night before his loveless marriage to Anthea. His twin, John Courtenay Dayre, reluctantly agrees to impersonate his brother at the wedding, only to discover a genuine affection for his accidental wife. Meanwhile, Courtenay begins to understand the price of things when he realises that his affair has allowed a valuable military secret to be stolen.

Directed by Elinor Glyn · Written by Lady Juliet Rhys-Williams

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