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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Jul 6, 1929
1h 34m
★ 5.6

Men adored her-women envied her. through London's gilded society she swept, leaving a trail of broken hearts- and stolen jewels.

Overview

There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. With her rich husband, deceased, rich old Lord Elton and playboy Lord Arthur Dilling are both very interested in the mysterious Fay. Invited to the house of Mrs. Webley, Fay is again the center of attention for Arthur and Elton with her leaning towards stuffy old Elton. When Arthur sees Charles, Fay's Butler, lurking in the gardens, he remembers that Charles was a thief caught in Monte Carlo and he figures that Fay may be more interested in the pearls of Mrs. Webley, which she is. After Fay takes the pearls, but before she can toss them out the window, she is caught by Arthur who is very disappointed in how things are turning out.

Genres

Comedy
Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Trailers

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Cast

Norma Shearer

Fay Cheyney

Norma Shearer

Basil Rathbone

Lord Arthur Dilling

Basil Rathbone

George Barraud

Charles

George Barraud

Herbert Bunston

Lord Elton

Herbert Bunston

Hedda Hopper

Lady Maria

Hedda Hopper

Moon Carroll

Joan

Moon Carroll

Madeline Seymour

Mrs. Wynton

Madeline Seymour

Cyril Chadwick

Willie Wynton

Cyril Chadwick

George K. Arthur

George

George K. Arthur

Frank Finch Smiles

William

Frank Finch Smiles

Maude Turner Gordon

Mrs. Webley

Maude Turner Gordon

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