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The Misleading Lady (1920)

NR · 1920-12-20 · EN
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IF - A MAN LOCKED YOU UP in a room, put a dog collar around your ankle and chained you to the floor- WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Jack Craigen, an engineer who has just finished a construction job in South Africa, returns to New York. There, at the home of his Uncle Cannell, he meets stage-struck society girl Helen Steele and her playwright fiancé Tracey. Scheming to win the lead in their new production, The Siren , Helen wagers Cannell and Tracey that she can vamp Jack--a notorious woman-hater--and have him propose to her in a week.

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George IrvingDirector

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Bert LytellBert LytellJack CraigenLucy CottonLucy CottonHelen SteeleFrank CurrierFrank CurrierNapoleonStephen GrattanStephen GrattanCannellRae AllenRae AllenMrs. CannellCyril ChadwickCyril ChadwickTraceyBarnett ParkerBarnett ParkerSteveArthur HousmanArthur HousmanReporter

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference280735Actor preference218511 · 457474 · 594422Country preferenceUsDecade preference1920

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Jack Craigen, an engineer who has just finished a construction job in South Africa, returns to New York. There, at the home of his Uncle Cannell, he meets stage-struck society girl Helen Steele and her playwright fiancé Tracey. Scheming to win the lead in their new production, The Siren , Helen wagers Cannell and Tracey that she can vamp Jack--a notorious woman-hater--and have him propose to her in a week.