Borrowed Finery (1925) — drama film. Directed by Oscar Apfel. Starring Louise Lorraine, Ward Crane, Lou Tellegen, Taylor Holmes.
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A vulnerable mannequin is manipulated by a fraudster but ultimately finds justice and romance through alliance with a genuine operative.
Drama · 69 min · 1925
Dress model Sheila Conroy loses her job after ruining a gown she borrowed from her employer. Harlan, a criminal posing as a government agent, offers Sheila work as his assistant. She accepts for the sake of her brother-in-law, Billy, who embezzled money from his firm and is in danger of discovery. Her assignment is to obtain the necessary "evidence" on Mrs. Bordon, a wealthy widow who smuggled a valuable jewel into the country. Channing Maynard, a real government agent, reveals the truth to Sheila, and after they bring Harlan to justice, Channing takes Sheila for his bride.
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