The Cheerful Fraud (1926)
Hold on Tight!...For it's a DENNY WHIRLWIND!
Genre : Comedy, Romance, Adventure
Runtime : 1H 10M
Director : William A. Seiter
Synopsis
A young man fakes his identity to impress a girl.
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