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The American Way (1919)
Directed by Frank Reicher
Overview
English hellraiser Richard Farrington is sent by his wealthy titled parents for a visit to his aunt and uncle in Long Island, New York. On the ocean voyage, Richard meets Betty Winthrop, the ward of the wealthy Van Allen family. Introducing himself he mistakenly gives her the card of John Smithers, a conman who cheated him at cards in London. He follows Betty to the Van Allen estate, where he hears her declare that she would rather marry an American criminal than a weakling English aristocrat. Determined to win her over, he pretends to be Smithers, but things don’t turn out exactly the way he planned.
Length 50 minutes
Actors
Arthur Ashley | Dorothy Green | Franklyn Hanna | Lisle Leigh | Edward Roseman | Harry Semels | Carl Sauerman | Robert Fisher | Charles Wellesley | John Ardizoni | Hazel Sexton | Stewart Fisher | Barbara Butler