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Sham

May 5, 1921 · 50m
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Drama
Romance

PLOT

Based upon a description in a film publication,[3] Katherine Van Riper (Clayton) is an extravagant young society girl who is very much in debt, and her wealthy aunts and uncle refuse to give her any money. Katherine is desperate enough that she is considering marrying the wealthy Montee Buck (Hiers), although she is in love with the westerner Tom Jaffrey (Fillmore), who says he is poor. Finally, Katherine decides to sell the famous Van Riper pearls, pay off her debts, and marry Tom. However, upon examination the jewelry turns out to be paste, with her father having sold the genuine pearls several years earlier before his death. Montee is assured by the aunts that Katherine will marry him and tells this to Tom. Tom is about to leave town when Uncle James (Ricketts) steps in and pays off Katherine's debts, leaving the niece free to marry Tom.

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CAST

Ethel Clayton
Katherine Van Riper
Clyde Fillmore
Tom Jaffrey
Theodore Roberts
Jeriamiah Buck
Sylvia Ashton
Aunt Bella
Walter Hiers
Montee Buck
Helen Dunbar
Aunt Louisa
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Bolton (as Arthur Carewe)
Tom Ricketts
Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)
Directed by Thomas N. Heffron

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Country
US
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