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The Beautiful Cheat

A motion picture producer has press agent Jimmy Austin take Mary Callahan, a pretty shopgirl, to Europe. After an extensive publicity campaign, Mary returns to the United States as Maritza Callahansky, a Russian actress owning the crown jewels. To add support to her newly established identity, Maritza gives a party in a Long Island mansion in the rightful owner's absence. The owners return to find their home taken over by strangers and are about to call the police when it is discovered that they are the parents of one of the extras in the company.

Top Cast

  • Laura La Plante

    Laura La Plante

    Mary Callahan / Maritza Callahansky

  • Alexander Carr

    Alexander Carr

    Albert Goldringer

  • Harry Myers

    Harry Myers

    Jimmy Austin

  • Kate Price

    Kate Price

    Kate 'Ma' Callahan

  • Tom Guise

    Tom Guise

    Leland Bruckman

  • Helen Carr

    Helen Carr

    Lady Violet Armington

  • Walter Perry

    Walter Perry

    Tom 'Pa' Callahan

  • Helen Dunbar

    Helen Dunbar

    Mrs. Leland Bruckman

  • Bertram Grassby

    Bertram Grassby

    Marquis de la Pontenac

Overview

A motion picture producer has press agent Jimmy Austin take Mary Callahan, a pretty shopgirl, to Europe. After an extensive publicity campaign, Mary returns to the United States as Maritza Callahansky, a Russian actress owning the crown jewels. To add support to her newly established identity, Maritza gives a party in a Long Island mansion in the rightful owner's absence. The owners return to find their home taken over by strangers and are about to call the police when it is discovered that they are the parents of one of the extras in the company.

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