Bringing Up Betty

Overview

During a lawn party at his New York home, steel magnate Theodore Morton claims he is bankrupt as a deterrent to Lord Dormer and the Duke of Medonia, two fortune hunters competing for his niece, Betty. After the suitors depart, unscrupulous Carl Gates is informed by his fiancée, banker's secretary Adele Shelby, that Theodore was lying. Carl pursues Betty, who accepts his proposal with the belief that the marriage will benefit her uncle. During a yachting expedition with Carl, Betty falls overboard and is rescued by architect Tom Waring, who is competing in a race. Tom wins with Betty on board, and a romance develops.

Directed by Oscar Apfel

Top cast

Evelyn Greeley

Betty Morton

Reginald Denny

Tom Waring

Grace Carlyle

Adele Shelby

Maude Turner Gordon

Mrs. Potter

Morgan Wallace

Duke of Medonia

L

Lyster Chambers

Carl Gates

B

Ben Johnson

Theodore Morton

J

Joseph Weber

Silas Potter

O

Oliver Smith

Lord Dormer

G

Grace Hansen

Edna

Details