
Fuss and Feathers
1918-12-01 · 50 min · Not rated
An uneducated young girl becomes suddenly wealthy and hires the disinherited son of an upper-class family to tutor her in the ways of society.
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- Directors
- Fred Niblo
- Production companies
- Thomas H. Ince Corporation
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Enid BennettSusie Baldwin
Douglas MacLeanRobert Leedyard
J.P. LockneyPete Baldwin
Charles K. FrenchMartin Ledyard
Sylvia AshtonMrs. Ledyard
Robert McKimJ. Wells Stanton
Lucille Young'High Bow' FlowTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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