Summaries

An attractive heiress, Carla (May McAvoy), and David (Ralph Graves), a successful artist, fall in love following an automobile accident. and are married. Their idyll is interrupted by a misunderstanding and she get a Reno-quickie divorce. Years later a chance meeting brings them together and they are reconciled.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Society debutante Carla, driving to her country estate, strikes a careless pedestrian and insists on taking the young man to her home to receive medical attention; he tells her his name is David and that he is a struggling artist down on his luck though he is actually the disinherited son of a steel magnate, rejected because of his art career. A mutual attraction develops; he tries to prolong his stay, and she agrees to let him paint a picture of her dog. Carla's intimate friends Hedda and Eric Frane, recently divorced, are invited to a house party, and Hedda determines to win David. Eric openly woos Carla, and playing on her weakness for gambling, he plans to win her in a fixed roulette game; David, torn with jealousy, denounces Carla as a heartless flirt, and she is deeply hurt. David and Carla are reconciled, then separated by a false accusation; Hedda's plan to lure him away ultimately fails, and he is reunited with the girl.—Pamela Short

Details

Keywords
  • city in title
  • 1920s
  • pre code film
  • heiress
  • successful artist
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Oct 21, 1927
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Passed
Countries of origin United States
Language English None
Filming locations Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies Warner Bros.

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h
Color Black and White
Sound mix Silent
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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