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The Cheerful Fraud
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Wikipedia article
'The Cheerful Fraud' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny, Gertrude Olmstead, and Otis Harlan. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CheerfulFraud1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Cheerful Fraud'] at silentera.com[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3277 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'The Cheerful Fraud'] It is based on a 1925 novel of the same title by British writer Kenneth Robert Gordon Browne.Goble p. 59
Synopsis
After encountering her in a London rainstorm, Sir Michael Fairlie pretends to be the new employee at the residence owned by the Bytheways in order to spend time with their social secretary. Meanwhile, a notorious crook turns up at the house pretending to be Sir Michael, with an eye on stealing family jewels. The confusion is compounded when a female blackmailer also arrives.
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Preservation status
The film is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3128/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Cheerful Fraud']
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. 'The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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