The Tender Hour(1927)
Marcia Kane, daughter of an American capitalist, is persuaded by her father to marry the expatriated Russian Grand Duke Sergei, and believing Wally, her real love, to be dead, she consents. Discovering after the ceremony that her father has tricked her, Marcia vows to be the duke's wife in name only, though she refuses Wally's proposal that she go away with him.
Movie: The Tender Hour
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Marcia Kane
Wally McKenzie
Grand Duke Sergei
Francis Chinilly
Gorki
Pussy-Finger
Leader of Pageant (as Anders Randolph)
Cabaret Girl
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Marcia Kane, daughter of an American capitalist, is persuaded by her father to marry the expatriated Russian Grand Duke Sergei, and believing Wally, her real love, to be dead, she consents. Discovering after the ceremony that her father has tricked her, Marcia vows to be the duke's wife in name only, though she refuses Wally's proposal that she go away with him.
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1927-05-01
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