Beauty's Worth(1922)
Created by Cosmopolitan Productions
Prudence Cole is an unsophisticated Quaker girl being raised by her two aunts. Prudence is flirted with by snobbish Henry Garrison, who actually disdains the girl for her lack of worldliness and savoir faire. When Henry and his friends try to embarrass her at a posh resort, Prudence turns the tables on them.
Movie: Beauty's Worth
Top 10 Billed Cast
Prudence Cole
Cheyne Rovein
Amy Tillson
Mrs. Garrison
Jane
Henry Garrison
Tommy
Peter
Aunt Elizabeth Whitney
Aunt Cynthia Whitney
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