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Borrowed Finery (1925)

Directed by Oscar Apfel

Overview

Dress model Sheila Conroy loses her job after ruining a gown she borrowed from her employer. Harlan, a criminal posing as a government agent, offers Sheila work as his assistant. She accepts for the sake of her brother-in-law, Billy, who embezzled money from his firm and is in danger of discovery. Her assignment is to obtain the necessary “evidence” on Mrs. Bordon, a wealthy widow who smuggled a valuable jewel into the country. Channing Maynard, a real government agent, reveals the truth to Sheila, and after they bring Harlan to justice, Channing takes Sheila for his bride.

Length 69 minutes

Actors

Louise Lorraine | Ward Crane | Lou Tellegen | Taylor Holmes | Hedda Hopper | Gertrude Astor | Trixie Friganza | Barbara Tennant | Otto Lederer