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The Charm School

Movie·1921·Comedy, Romance·50m·Directed by James Cruze

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Austin Bevans, a lively car-salesman, suddenly finds himself heir to the Bevans School for Girls. Since Austin feels that acquiring grace and charm are more important to a young girl than acquiring knowledge, academic courses are dropped, and a charm school emerges. He submits to the charms of Elsie, a student at the school, whose grandfather takes him into his employ after a newly discovered will dispossesses him of the school. Elsie resents Austin for accepting a job with those who formerly thought him undesirable, but later she relents and takes him back.

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Wallace ReidWallace ReidAustin BevansLila LeeLila LeeElsieAdele FarringtonAdele FarringtonMrs. RollesBeulah BainsBeulah BainsSusie RollesEdwin StevensEdwin StevensHomer JohnsGrace MorseGrace MorseMiss Hayes
Patricia Magee
Patricia MageeSally BoydLincoln StedmanLincoln StedmanGeorge Boyd

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