The Veiled Adventure

Jul 6, 1919

0h 50m

★ 0.0

He Said He Had No Use for a Woman Who Would Lie and That No Woman Could Get Him to Elope With Her- But She Changed All That.

Overview

A woman has second thoughts about her socialite fiancé when she finds a grey veil in his overcoat. When she discovers that the veil belongs to the owner of a beauty shop, she begins to investigate.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Select Pictures Corporation

The Veiled Adventure Trailers

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Cast

Geraldine Barker

Constance Talmadge

Richard Annesly

Harrison Ford

Reginald Crocker

Stanhope Wheatcroft

Mlle. Hortense

Rosita Marstini

Mr. Barker

T.D. Crittenden

Fred Barker

A. Edward Sutherland

Diana Barker

Margaret Loomis

Eve Gardiner

Vera Sisson

Mrs. Montrose

Vera Doria

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