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The French Doll

The French Doll

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The French Doll

1923

1h 10m

9.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Georgine Mazulier, the daughter of a French furniture dealer, is exploited by her father and Snyder, an American hustler, to sell fake antiques to millionaires. When she falls for a gigolo, they take her to America looking for a new mark. They settle on "Kippered Kod" tycoon Wellington Wick as her prospective husband but that plan runs afoul rather quickly.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Mae Murray

Mae Murray

Georgine Mazulier

Orville Caldwell

Orville Caldwell

Wellington Wick

Rod La Rocque

Rod La Rocque

Pedro Carrova

Rose Dione

Rose Dione

Madame Mazuloier

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Dobbs, the Butler

Willard Louis

Willard Louis

Joseph Dumas

Paul Cazeneuve

Monsieur Mazulier

Bernard Randall

Snyder

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Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard
Written by: Frances Marion
Produced by: Robert Z. Leonard

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