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The Square Deceiver

  • 1917
  • 50m
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Harold Lockwood in The Square Deceiver (1917)
ComedyRomance

Multimillionaire Billy Van Dyke, pursued by fortune-hunting women, longs to meet someone who will love him for himself alone. When social climber Mrs. Pugfeather moves to town with her daugh... Read allMultimillionaire Billy Van Dyke, pursued by fortune-hunting women, longs to meet someone who will love him for himself alone. When social climber Mrs. Pugfeather moves to town with her daughter Celia and penniless ward Beatrice, she begins a campaign to marry her shallow daughter... Read allMultimillionaire Billy Van Dyke, pursued by fortune-hunting women, longs to meet someone who will love him for himself alone. When social climber Mrs. Pugfeather moves to town with her daughter Celia and penniless ward Beatrice, she begins a campaign to marry her shallow daughter to the millionaire. Beatrice is sent to town to hire a chauffeur and when Billy sees her,... Read all

  • Director
    • Fred J. Balshofer
  • Writers
    • Fred J. Balshofer
    • Francis Perry Elliott
    • Richard V. Spencer
  • Stars
    • Harold Lockwood
    • Pauline Curley
    • William Clifford
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fred J. Balshofer
    • Writers
      • Fred J. Balshofer
      • Francis Perry Elliott
      • Richard V. Spencer
    • Stars
      • Harold Lockwood
      • Pauline Curley
      • William Clifford
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    Harold Lockwood
    Harold Lockwood
    • Billy Van Dyke
    Pauline Curley
    Pauline Curley
    • Beatrice Forsythe
    William Clifford
    William Clifford
    • William Pugfeather
    Dora Mills Adams
    • Mrs. Pugfeather
    Kathryn Hutchinson
    • Celia Pugfeather
    Betty Marvin
    • Edith Van Dyke
    Richard L'Estrange
    Richard L'Estrange
    • Dick Blakesley
    • Director
      • Fred J. Balshofer
    • Writers
      • Fred J. Balshofer
      • Francis Perry Elliott
      • Richard V. Spencer
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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1917 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Love Me for Myself Alone
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA(5th Avenue)
    • Production company
      • Yorke Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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