
The Lady Refuses
Romance · Drama
Overview
A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.
Top Cast


Betty Compson
Betty Compson
June
Betty Compson
June


John Darrow
John Darrow
Russell Courtney
John Darrow
Russell Courtney


Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery
Sir Gerald Courtney
Gilbert Emery
Sir Gerald Courtney


Margaret Livingston
Margaret Livingston
Berthine Waller
Margaret Livingston
Berthine Waller


Ivan Lebedeff
Ivan Lebedeff
Nikolai Rabinoff
Ivan Lebedeff
Nikolai Rabinoff


Edgar Norton
Edgar Norton
Dobbs
Edgar Norton
Dobbs


Daphne Pollard
Daphne Pollard
Millie
Daphne Pollard
Millie


Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
Sir James (uncredited)
Halliwell Hobbes
Sir James (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Dick Rush
Detective (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Detective (uncredited)


Reginald Sharland
Reginald Sharland
Freddy (uncredited)
Reginald Sharland
Freddy (uncredited)
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