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The Adorable Cheat
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Wikipedia article
'The Adorable Cheat' is a 1928 silent film starring Lila Lee and distributed by an independent film company, Chesterfield Motion Pictures. It was directed by Burton L. King with a copy being long held by The Library of Congress.'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' published by The American Film Institute, c.1971[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AdorableCheat1928.html 'The Adorable Cheat' at silentera.com]'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress' page 1. by The American Film Institute, c.1978
Summary
The daughter of a wealthy industrialist wants to take over the company when her father retires, but the fatheran old-fashioned sort who doesn't believe that "girls" belong in businessis planning on leaving the company to her wastrel playboy brother. In order to prove to her dad that she can handle the job, she disguises herself as an ordinary "working girl" and gets a job in her dad's plant. There she meets and falls in love with a clerk. She brings the young man home to meet her folks, but during the evening the family safe is robbed, and all signs point to her new boyfriend.International Movie Database [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018621/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl "IMDB"]
Cast
*Lila Lee - Marion Dorsey
*Cornelius Keefe - George Mason
*Reginald Sheffield - Will Dorsey
*Burr McIntosh - Cyrus Dorsey
*Gladden James - Howard Carter
*Harry Allen - 'Dad' Mason
*Alice Knowland - Mrs. Mason
*Virginia Lee - Roberta Arnold
*Rolfe Sedan - Card Playing Guest
References
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