
Clara plays wealthy Prudence Severin, whose reckless, profligate behavior causes nothing but headaches for her father. A detective (Lee Moran) is hired to protect Prudence from herself, but to no avail.

My Lady of Whims, an early 1920s silent film, is a mesmerizing narrative that delves into the tumultuous life of Clara Bow’s character, Prudence Severin. Prudence is a wealthy heir...
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Dallas M. Fitzgerald

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