Poster for The American Way

The American Way

1919 50 minutes

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English hellraiser Richard Farrington is sent by his wealthy titled parents for a visit to his aunt and uncle in Long Island, New York. On the ocean voyage, Richard meets Betty Winthrop, the ward of the wealthy Van Allen family. Introducing himself he mistakenly gives her the card of John Smithers, a conman who cheated him at cards in London. He follows Betty to the Van Allen estate, where he hears her declare that she would rather marry an American criminal than a weakling English aristocrat. Determined to win her over, he pretends to be Smithers, but things don't turn out exactly the way he planned.

Released

7th July 1919

107 years ago

Runtime

50 minutes

Finishes at 12:20pm

Directed by

Frank Reicher

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Written by

Florence Bolles, Wallace Clifton

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