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Billions

1920 · 60 min Comedy
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

Princess Triloff, an emigrée from Czarist Russia, escapes to America where she becomes a patron of the arts. She falls in love with the verses of impoverished poet Owen Carey and becomes his anonymous benefactor. When Owen inherits a fortune from his rich Uncle Krakerfeller, he assumes his uncle's identity and confers his own upon an impoverished friend, Frank Manners. At a resort, Owen meets the princess and falls in love with her, but is chagrined to discover that she is enamored with Manners. The princess finally discovers Owen's real identity and the two fall in love.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1920
Country United States of America
Genre Comedy
Director Ray C. Smallwood
Runtime 60 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a classic comedy of errors from a double case of mistaken identity and inherited fortune. It relies on the ironic contrast between Old World aristocracy and the New World dream, where roles and riches can be swapped as easily as names.

What lingers after the final reveal is the charm of a romantic farce where every confusion delightfully serves the cause of true love. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ray C. Smallwood

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