A Lady of Quality
1924 · 86 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama
Clorinda Wildairs breaks off an affair with the unscrupulous Sir John Ozen to become engaged to a rich nobleman, Mertoun, the Duke of Osmonde. Clorinda accidentally kills Sir John when he, infuriated by her forthcoming marriage, threatens to blackmail her. She buries the body in the cellar and admits her act to the forgiving Osmonde before marrying him.
Directed by Hobart Henley · Written by Marion Fairfax
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Virginia Valli Clorinda Wildairs -
Lionel Belmore Sir Geoffrey Wildairs -
Margaret Seddon Lady Daphne Wildairs -
Peggy Cartwright Clorinda (age 6) -
Milton Sills Gerald Mertoun, Duke of Osmonde -
Dorothea Wolbert Mistress Wimpole -
Bert Roach Sir Christopher Crowell -
Earle Foxe Sir John Ozen -
Leo White Sir Humphrey Ware -
George B. Williams Lord Porkfish -
Willard Louis The Tavern Keeper -
Patterson Dial Annie Wildairs
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