The American Way

Overview

English hellraiser Richard Farrington is sent by his wealthy titled parents for a visit to his aunt and uncle in Long Island, New York. On the ocean voyage, Richard meets Betty Winthrop, the ward of the wealthy Van Allen family. Introducing himself he mistakenly gives her the card of John Smithers, a conman who cheated him at cards in London. He follows Betty to the Van Allen estate, where he hears her declare that she would rather marry an American criminal than a weakling English aristocrat. Determined to win her over, he pretends to be Smithers, but things don't turn out exactly the way he planned.

Directed by Frank Reicher

Top cast

Arthur Ashley

Richard Farrington

Dorothy Green

Betty Winthrop

Franklyn Hanna

Stuyvesant Van Allen

Lisle Leigh

Mrs. Van Allen

Edward Roseman

Bill Meginnis

Harry Semels

Half Breed

C

Carl Sauerman

Henry Steinmetz

R

Robert Fisher

Jerome Schwartz

C

Charles Wellesley

Lord Farrington

J

John Ardizoni

John Ardizoni

H

Hazel Sexton

Gina

S

Stewart Fisher

John Smithers

B

Barbara Butler

Details