In 1793, Kitty Bellairs travels to Bath, Somerset for a vacation. She is a famous flirt, with about 40 previous affairs. Her coach wagon is stopped by a highwayman, but the man falls in ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Claudia Dell | ... | Sweet Kitty Bellairs | |
| Ernest Torrence | ... | Sir Jasper Standish | |
| Walter Pidgeon | ... | Lord Varney | |
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Perry Askam | ... | Capt. O'Hara |
| June Collyer | ... | Julia | |
| Lionel Belmore | ... | Colonel Villiers | |
| Arthur Edmund Carewe | ... | Capt. Spicer | |
| Douglas Gerrard | ... | Tom Stafford | |
| Flora Finch | ... | Gossip | |
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Christiane Yves | ... | Lydia |
| Tom Ricketts | ... | Rheumatic Old Man | |
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In 1793, Kitty Bellairs travels to Bath, Somerset for a vacation. She is a famous flirt, with about 40 previous affairs. Her coach wagon is stopped by a highwayman, but the man falls in love with her. He exchanges a few kisses with Kitty, in return for her safety and that of her fellow passengers. Among the passengers is Lord Varney, who is in love with Kitty but is too shy to make romantic advances. In Bath, Kitty is romanced by Captain O'Hara. A jealous Lord Varney finally declares his love for Kitty. While Kitty contemplated a choice between Varney, O'Hara, and the "manly" highwayman, she reunites with her married friend Lady Julia Standish. Julia has long been neglected by her husband, and seeks advise on how to get his attention. Kitty and Julia conspire to convince Sir Jasper Standish that his wife has a lover, in hopes to rekindle his interest in her. Lord Varney visits the Standish household in order to romance Kitty, but Lord Standish mistakes him for his own wife's lover. ... Written by Dimos I
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Sweet Kitty Bellairs: Your language, sir!
"A Highwayman": I'm sorry. But, most of the ladies of my acquaintance have legs.
Sweet Kitty Bellairs: How dare you!
"A Highwayman": On second thought, I might even dare your lips!
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(1930) (uncredited)
Written by Walter O'Keefe and Robert Emmett Dolan (as Bobby Dolan)
Performed by Ernest Torrence, Lionel Belmore and Edgar Norton
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A B&W nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives and is not listed for Preservation. See more »Quotes
"A Highwayman": While we relieve the bows in your moneybags, you can relieve the cramps in your legs.Sweet Kitty Bellairs: Your language, sir!
"A Highwayman": I'm sorry. But, most of the ladies of my acquaintance have legs.
Sweet Kitty Bellairs: How dare you!
"A Highwayman": On second thought, I might even dare your lips!
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Opening Card: Merrie Olde England in the year 1793 -- the road that runs from London Town to the City of Bath. See more »Connections
Referenced in An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930) See more »Soundtracks
Drunk Song(1930) (uncredited)
Written by Walter O'Keefe and Robert Emmett Dolan (as Bobby Dolan)
Performed by Ernest Torrence, Lionel Belmore and Edgar Norton
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5 September 1930 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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