A Lady's Name (1918)
She Was Engaged to be Married, Yet She Advertised for a Husband
Género : Comedia, Romance
Tiempo de ejecución : 50M
Director : Walter Edwards
Sinopsis
Bright young novelist Mabel Vere is engaged to Gerald Wantage, a prig who angrily objects when she advertises for a husband in order to elicit ideas for her new book. Mabel's roommate, Maud Bray, a physical culture expert, frightens away the less desirable suitors, while the writer responds to the more interesting letters, and soon becomes embroiled in a number of adventures.
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