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. The film was directed by Malcolm St. Clair and released by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Lita's parents are the victims of a divorce due to incompatibility and each want her to accompany them to Europe or Nevada. Lita, however, learns from the young Doctor Dacer, who seems interested in Lisa, that her parents are still in love with each other. She takes the blame of a girl friend at the boarding school, who is believed to have had an affair with "movie sheik" actor Maurice Mansfield, and is expelled. Her parents become so interested in her welfare that now have a mutual interest and become reconciled. The parents then learn that Lita was expelled for an other young woman's mischief.

Cast

Preservation

According to the SilentEra website, the film survives in a 16mm print.

Home media

The film was released on DVD on June 21, 2011.Amazon entry for film
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References

External links

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Review
at moviessilently.com * (9 minute excerpt) 1925 films American silent feature films Films directed by Malcolm St. Clair Paramount Pictures films Silent American comedy films 1926 comedy films 1926 films American black-and-white films Films based on works by Alice Duer Miller 1925 comedy films Films based on American novels 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub