
Leona Stafford receives a legacy of $1000 and invests it in a scheme to catch a rich husband. After purchasing a new wardrobe, Leona goes to a fashionable resort hotel where she poses as a widow with a mysterious past.


p,ul,blockquote,strong,em{margin:0 0 1.2rem 0} a{color:#0E7490;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted #0E7490} a:hover{color:#EAB308} mark{background:#C2410C;color:#000;font-weight:bold;padding:2px 4px} The celluloid gods were feeling puckish in 1922. While Europe stitched itself together with frayed nerves ...

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" p,ul,blockquote,strong,em{margin:0 0 1.2rem 0} a{color:#0E7490;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dotted #0E7490} a:hover{color:#EAB308} mark{background:#C2410C;color:#000;font-weight:bold;padding:2px 4px} The celluloid gods were feeling puckish in 1922. While Europe stitched itself together with frayed nerves and cheaper gin, Hollywood—bloated on box-office helium—decided to gift the world a mischievous bauble titled Help Wanted – Male. Ostensibly a feather-light comedy of errors, this ..."
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