Nearly a Lady
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Hobart Bosworth
Elsie Janis
Frank Elliott
Owen Moore
Myrtle Stedman
Harry Ham
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After Frederica Calhoun's fiancé, Jack Rawlins, a cowboy on her father's Montana ranch, accepts a job offer in New York, she meets the elegant, refined and monocled Lord Cecil Grosvenor, who is fascinated by the exuberance that "Freddie" exhibits in riding and lariat dancing. Piqued that Jack has not written her, Freddie accepts Grosvenor's marriage proposal and accompanies him to visit his sister, Mrs. Brooks, in New York. Succumbing to society's allure, Freddie transforms into a belle, but when Jack, whom she invites to a swimming party, rescues her from drowning, she realizes that she still loves him. After overhearing Grosvenor accept a date to go to the French ball with Elaine, his old flame who dances at the Winter Garden, Freddie dons men's evening clothes to observe them. Late that evening, Mrs. Brooks, peeping through Freddie's keyhole, thinks she sees a man. Relieved to have an excuse to break the engagement, Freddie marries Jack. Before leaving for Montana, they say goodbye to Grosvenor, who admits that although Freddie did not become Lady Grosvenor, she is "a lady at heart."
Director
Hobart Bosworth
Cast
Elsie Janis
Frank Elliott
Owen Moore
Myrtle Stedman
Harry Ham
Roberta Hickman
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Some scenes in the film were shot at the famous $250,000 swimming pool and palm garden of Edward L. Doheny in Los Angeles. Art Accord and other cowboys appeared in the film. Elsie Janis exhibited her boy impersonation, which she was famous for performing on stage. Contemporary reviews do not list the director's name; Bosworth's credit comes from a mid-production news article. A 1941 date sheet in the Paramount studio records cites Lois Weber as the film's director, and one modern source credits William Desmond Taylor, but no contemporary source to corroborate either of these credits has been located.
