The Mysterious Miss Terry (1917)
In her first Paramount film, Billie Burke plays Helen Wentworth, an heiress who's bored with the high life and decides to enjoy a bit of the low life.
Top billed cast
Billie BurkeMavis Terry
Thomas MeighanGordon True
Walter HiersFreddie Bollen
Gerald Oliver SmithJohn Quig
George A. WrightMr. Pennyquick
Bessie HearnClara Pennyquick
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