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Miss Lulu Bett

Miss Lulu Bett

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Miss Lulu Bett

1921

1h 11m

5.9(16 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Lulu Bett lives in the home of her sister Diana and Diana's husband, Dwight. One day Dwight's brother, Ninian, shows up, and he and Lulu Bett have a mock marriage. Dwight declares the marriage legal, but it turns out that Ninian already has a wife.

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Paramount Pictures

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Lois Wilson

Lois Wilson

Lulu Bett

Milton Sills

Milton Sills

Neil Cornish

Theodore Roberts

Theodore Roberts

Dwight Deacon

Helen Ferguson

Helen Ferguson

Diana Deacon

Mabel Van Buren

Mabel Van Buren

Ina Deacon

Mae Giraci

Mae Giraci

Monona Deacon

Clarence Burton

Clarence Burton

Ninian Deacon

Ethel Wales

Ethel Wales

Grandma Bett

Taylor Graves

Bobby Larkin

Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

Station Agent

Creative team

Directed by: William C. deMille
Written by: Clara Beranger
Produced by: Adolph Zukor

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