PRINCIPAL CAST

Ruth Chatterton, Basil Rathbone, Nance O'Neil, Ralph Forbes, Frederick Kerr, Herbert Bunston, Cyril Chadwick, Effie Ellsler, Robert Bolder, Moon Carroll, Mackenzie Ward, Edgar Norton

DIRECTOR

Sidney Franklin

SYNOPSIS

John, aka Lord Teylesmore (Ralph Forbes), thinks he's found a way to get popular London stage actress Elsie Hilary (Ruth Chatterton) to marry him after she's turned down his daily proposals for a year -- he'll announce their engagement in all the papers! Shocked and dismayed, John's staid, blue-blood family attempts to get Elsie to break off the "engagement" with a 5,000 bribe. Infuriated, she becomes determined to wed the young aristocrat. An emergency family council is called at the Teylesmore country estate, with John's favorite cousin, Edward (Basil Rathbone) -- who's used to his family's disapproval thanks to a scandal of his own -- arguing for Elsie's acceptance. Convinced she will soon chafe against the confines of the ruling class, the family welcomes Elsie, at least on a temporary basis. She wins the clan over, but soon finds her heart wanting another.

GENRE

Drama

RATING

Not Rated

RUN TIME

67 Minutes