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The Fair Cheat (1923)

1923-09-16 · 1h 0m · EN
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Camilla Van Dam is in love with her rich father's poor employee, John Hamilton. Van Dam is against their marriage but proposes an arrangement to which Camilla agrees. Van Dam goes abroad with the understanding that she will not marry for a year or reveal her whereabouts to Hamilton. Announcing to the press that she is accompanying her father, Camilla instead gets a job as a chorus girl, takes an apartment, and supports herself. Hamilton finds her and joins in the deception until Van Dam's secretary tries to make off with the fortune on hearing the false rumor of Van Dam's death. Van Dam consents readily to his daughter's marriage when he returns.

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Burton L. KingDirector

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Edmund BreeseEdmund BreeseMorgan Van DamWilfred LytellWilfred LytellJohn HamiltonDorothy MackaillDorothy MackaillCamillaMarie WhiteMarie WhiteGloria StarkeWilliam RobynsWilliam RobynsRutledge StoneHarold FoshayHarold FoshayCrittenden Scott BuckleyBradley BarkerBradley BarkerSloman ZeiglerJack NewtonJack NewtonSam HillerTom BlakeTom Blake'Bunk' Willis

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference877249Actor preference266489 · 448201 · 335038Country preferenceUs

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What is The Fair Cheat about?

Camilla Van Dam is in love with her rich father's poor employee, John Hamilton. Van Dam is against their marriage but proposes an arrangement to which Camilla agrees. Van Dam goes abroad with the understanding that she will not marry for a year or reveal her whereabouts to Hamilton. Announcing to the press that she is accompanying her father, Camilla instead gets a job as a chorus girl, takes an apartment, and supports herself. Hamilton finds her and joins in the deception until Van Dam's secretary tries to make off with the fortune on hearing the false rumor of Van Dam's death. Van Dam consents readily to his daughter's marriage when he returns.

How long is The Fair Cheat?

The Fair Cheat has a runtime of 60 minutes.