In order to break up her son's engagement to a postmaster's daughter, a wealthy matron hires the girl as the family maid, then sets up her son with a beautiful and wealthy heiress. The son breaks his engagement and instead becomes engaged to the heiress.
If you have ever wanted to see a movie where a rich lady is so incredibly mean that it becomes almost funny, you should probably watch Beyond London Lights. It is a silent film from 1928, so you have to be in the mood for reading title cards and watching people move a bit too fast, but it is actually pretty fun. I thin...
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"If you have ever wanted to see a movie where a rich lady is so incredibly mean that it becomes almost funny, you should probably watch Beyond London Lights. It is a silent film from 1928, so you have to be in the mood for reading title cards and watching people move a bit too fast, but it is actually pretty fun. I think people who like 1920s fashion or 'rags-to-riches' stories will get a kick out of it. If you hate slow stories where characters make obviously bad choices, you might want to skip ..."
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