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Also known as Lady Refuses

1931 film by George Archainbaud

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5.3

A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.

Released: 1931-03-0872 minDir: George ArchainbaudRomance, Drama

Cast

  • Betty Compson as June
  • John Darrow as Russell Courtney
  • Gilbert Emery as Sir Gerald Courtney
  • Margaret Livingston as Berthine Waller
  • Ivan Lebedeff as Nikolai Rabinoff
  • Edgar Norton as Dobbs

Themes

  • jealousy
  • love triangle
  • self sacrifice
  • man woman relationship
  • murder
  • prostitution
  • pre-code
  • gold digger
  • interclass romance
  • father son relationship

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9/10

543 votes

Year
1931
Runtime
72 min
Genres
Drama, Romance

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