The Better Man

The Better Man

NR 1926 · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

Lord Hugh Wainwright is a Britisher who, on his way to his California ranch, rescues pretty American Nancy Burton from a brutal peddler. Interested in Nancy, Lord Hugh obtains passage as valet to her nouveau riche uncle, Phineas Ward.

Directed by Scott R. Dunlap · Written by Arthur F. Statter

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