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The Boarding House Heiress
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Old Betsey Older lives in a boarding house in which money-loving Bud Doolittle and wise Tom Dear are also unfortunate boarders. Poor Betsey loses her heart to both of these gentlemen. Betsey tries hard to win the love of these gentlemen, but the harder she tries the less progress she makes. In fact, she gets so tangled up that before long she thinks she "sees things." Bud and Tom try to stake her to each other, for they are both victims of flirting Marian. Tom finally gets Bud to propose to Betsey, misleading him with a phantom legacy. Bud learns the truth of the heiress' real financial position and then leaves her at the altar.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
20 min
Release Date
1912-03-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Fanny Simpson
Betsy Older
Billy Quirk
Billy Doolittle
Darwin Karr
Tom Dear
Marian Swayne
Flirting Marian
Lee Beggs
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