Beg, Borrow or Steal
Beg, Borrow or Steal
We find con-man Ingraham Steward living by his wits by steering wealthy Paris visitors to sellers of fake paintings and other assorted dodges. He and his wife, Agatha, have been separated for 15 years, but he promises to give their daughter, Joyce, a lavish wedding at his "château" in France. The fact that he doesn't have a château in France is just a minor trifle. He induces the caretaker, Bill Cherau, of a large country estate to allow it to be used for the wedding. The wedding party arrives and Bill falls madly in love with Joyce and she with him, but a gal has gotta do what a gal has gotta do, and her intended marriage to stuffed-shirt Horace Miller stays on the books. But Steward has a change of heart and he tells one and all that he and his friends, Von Gersdorff, Lefevre, Iznamof, Clifton Summitt and Sasch, are all frauds and crooks. Horace and his family stalk out, which is just fine with Joyce as her true love, the caretaker, is waiting on the grounds.
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Cast
E. E. Clive
as Lord Nigel Braemer
Leonard Carey
as James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
as French Policeman (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
as Mrs. Ed Thompson (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs
as Mr. Virgil Miller
Florence Rice
as Joyce Steward
Janet Beecher
as Mrs. Agatha Steward
Herman Bing
as Von Giersdorff, aka Count Herman
Vladimir Sokoloff
as Sascha
John Picorri
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
George Givot
as Izmanov
Tom Rutherford
as Horace Miller
Cora Witherspoon
as Mrs. Elizabeth Miller
Frank Reicher
as Monsieur Debillon (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
as Minister (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta
as Majordomo (uncredited)
Bert Roach
as Mr. Ed Thompson (uncredited)
Frank Morgan
as Ingraham Steward
John Beal
as Count Bill Cherau
Reginald Denny
as Clifton Summitt
Egon Brecher
as Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
as French Detective Looking for Summitt (uncredited)
Erik Rhodes
as Lefevre
Joseph Crehan
as Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
