The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady

IF - A MAN LOCKED YOU UP in a room, put a dog collar around your ankle and chained you to the floor- WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

NR 1920 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

Jack Craigen, an engineer who has just finished a construction job in South Africa, returns to New York. There, at the home of his Uncle Cannell, he meets stage-struck society girl Helen Steele and her playwright fiancé Tracey. Scheming to win the lead in their new production, The Siren , Helen wagers Cannell and Tracey that she can vamp Jack--a notorious woman-hater--and have him propose to her in a week.

Directed by George Irving

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