

Drama
Overview
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.
Top Cast


Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Helen Blake
Claudette Colbert
Helen Blake


Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall
Lord Danforth
Herbert Marshall
Lord Danforth


Georges Metaxa
Georges Metaxa
Frank D'Agnoll
Georges Metaxa
Frank D'Agnoll


Betty Lawford
Betty Lawford
Sylvia Merritt
Betty Lawford
Sylvia Merritt


Mary Boland
Mary Boland
Mrs. Merritt
Mary Boland
Mrs. Merritt


Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill
Mr. Merritt
Berton Churchill
Mr. Merritt
Averell Harris
Averell Harris
Don Marlow
Averell Harris
Don Marlow


Betty Garde
Betty Garde
Dorothy White
Betty Garde
Dorothy White


Hugh O'Connell
Hugh O'Connell
Charlie Rickenbacker
Hugh O'Connell
Charlie Rickenbacker


Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
Reporter
Joseph Crehan
Reporter
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