The Cardboard Lover
1928 · 77 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Romance
A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his "cardboard lover"--to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his two-timing fiancé a lesson and win her back. What he doesn't realize is that the girl isn't pretending --she actually is in love with him, and she sets out to win him for herself.
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · Written by F. Hugh Herbert
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Pepi Lederer Peppy
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