Borrowed Finery | |
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Directed by | Oscar Apfel |
Story by | George Bronson Howard |
Starring |
Louise Lorraine Ward Crane Lou Tellegen |
Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Borrowed Finery is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, and based on a story by George Bronson Howard. Veteran director and performer Oscar Apfel directed a cast that includes Louise Lorraine, Hedda Hopper, Lou Tellegen, and Ward Crane. [1]
As described in a film magazine review, [2] a mannequin borrows an evening gown from the firm that employs her and ruins it at a party. Then she resigns her position and falls into the hands of an impostor who claims to be a secret service agent. He demands that she obtain from a wealthy woman some jewels on which he insists no duty was paid. She obeys, and then learns from a genuine secret service operative that she has been duped. Together they trap the impostor and, after he is locked up, they make their wedding plans.
This film was considered a lost film. [3] [4] [5] In late 2016 Czech National Film Archive announced rediscovery of film reels. [6]
Borrowed Finery | |
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Directed by | Oscar Apfel |
Story by | George Bronson Howard |
Starring |
Louise Lorraine Ward Crane Lou Tellegen |
Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 7 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Borrowed Finery is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, and based on a story by George Bronson Howard. Veteran director and performer Oscar Apfel directed a cast that includes Louise Lorraine, Hedda Hopper, Lou Tellegen, and Ward Crane. [1]
As described in a film magazine review, [2] a mannequin borrows an evening gown from the firm that employs her and ruins it at a party. Then she resigns her position and falls into the hands of an impostor who claims to be a secret service agent. He demands that she obtain from a wealthy woman some jewels on which he insists no duty was paid. She obeys, and then learns from a genuine secret service operative that she has been duped. Together they trap the impostor and, after he is locked up, they make their wedding plans.
This film was considered a lost film. [3] [4] [5] In late 2016 Czech National Film Archive announced rediscovery of film reels. [6]