Plot

Bernice Sumners is sent to a finishing school her Texas uncle after oil is discovered on his property. At the school she blossoms into a young woman. Berenice is a compulsive liar. One evening she and a friend go to a hotel before a theater date, planning to meet popular Paul Carroll, but the run into ehe school principal in the hotel lobby. Bernice tells a lie about why they are there, and from there one lie builds upon the other until Bernice ends up in the hotel room of Ralph Ames of the Secret Service, who is in the process of changing (thus, the poster graphic of a man's bare legs in garters). Berenice calls Ralph her husband, and he plays along until the house of cards comes crumbling down around her. She ends up falling for the popular Paul Carroll, and the two marry.

Cast

• Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.-Early life:...
  
   - Berenice Summers
• Donald Reed
  Donald Reed
  Donald Reed was a film actor, and later, Beverly Hills video consultant. He appeared in 47 films between 1925 and 1940...
  
   - Paul Carroll
• Claude Gillingwater
  Claude Gillingwater
  Claude Benton Gillingwater was an American stage and screen actor. He first appeared on the stage then in 92 films between 1918 and 1939....
  
   - Judge John R. Altwold
• Kathryn McGuire
  Kathryn McGuire
  Kathryn McGuire was an American silent-film actress and dancer.-Early life:Born in Peoria, Illinois, she was said to be recognized by critics and fans alike as one of the rising stars in film...
  
   - Alice Altwold
• Hallam Cooley
  Hallam Cooley
  Hallam Cooley was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 106 films between 1913 and 1936.He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Tiburon, California.-Selected filmography:*Bull's Eye...
  
   - Ralph Ames
• Edythe Chapman
  Edythe Chapman
  Edythe Chapman , was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907...
  
   - Mrs. Altwold
• Clarissa Selwynne - Miss Perkins
• Burr McIntosh
  Burr McIntosh
  William Burr McIntosh had an eclectic career. He was known, at different points in his life, to be a lecturer, photographer, movie studio owner, silent film actor, author, publisher of Burr McIntosh Monthly, reporter and a pioneer in the early movie and radio business.-Life and career:He was born...
  
   - Uncle Seth Summers

Background

In this comedy film, Colleen plays Bernice Sumners, a hayseed sent to a ritzy boarding school for finishing after her family strikes it rich in oil. This film is notable for giving actress Gretchen Young--later Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...

-- her start in films. She would also have a bit part in Her Wild Oat

Her Wild Oat

Her Wild Oat is a silent comedy film made by First National Pictures, directed by Marshall Neilan, and starring Colleen Moore. The screenplay was written by Gerald C...

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External links

• The Colleen Moore Project