False Pretenses (1935)

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False Pretenses on IMDb 6.0/10 74 votes

Released:
1935-10-21

Overview:
A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They go back to his house, and eventually come up with a plan to benefit them both: he'll scrounge enough money together to teach her how to be a lady, and then introduce her to his rich friends so she can snag a husband, after which she'll pay him a finder's fee. Complications ensue.

Director:
Charles Lamont

Runtime:
1h 8min

Genre:
Comedy, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Irene Ware
    as
    Mary Beekman
  • Sidney Blackmer
    as
    Kenneth Alden
  • Betty Compson
    as
    Clarissa Stanhope
  • Russell Hopton
    as
    Pat Brennan
  • Edward Gargan
    as
    Mike O'Reilly