The Dangerous Little Demon

The Dangerous Little Demon

The story of a wise little flapper who wasn't wise at after all, and who fell in love without hurting anybody. A picture that will leave you smiling.

1922 · 50 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, Drama

Teddy Harmon, a society girl preoccupied with pleasure, is persuaded by her father's serious-minded secretary that she is in love with him, but meeting his family, she becomes bored and seeks the society of Gary McVeigh, a wealthy neighbor. At a gambling house, she finds her father with a dashing young widow, and later, the proprietor, though ostensibly a friend, tries to force his attentions on her and she is taken to jail in a raid. She is rescued by Gary, and the secretary, learning of her father's financial difficulties, breaks the engagement.

Directed by Clarence G. Badger · Written by Mildred Considine

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Cast

Marie Prevost Teddy Harmon
Jack Perrin Kenneth Graham
Robert Ellis Gary McVeigh
Fontaine La Rue Helene Westley
Lydia Knott Aunt Sophia
Edward Martindel Harmon
Herbert Prior Jay Howard

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