The Devil to Pay!

Spendthrift Willie Hale again returns penniless to the family home in London. His father is none too pleased, but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time he turns the charm on Dorothy Hope, whose father is big in linoleum and who, before Willie's arrival, was about to become engaged to a Russian aristocrat.

Cast

Ronald Colman

as Willie Hale

Loretta Young

as Dorothy Hope

Frederick Kerr

as Lord Leland Hale

David Torrence

as Mr. Hope

Florence Britton

as Susan Hale

Myrna Loy

as Mary Crayle

Paul Cavanagh

as Grand Duke Paul

Crauford Kent

as Arthur Hale

Frances Dade

as Bidder for Bed (uncredited)

Elsie Esmond

as Molly - Mary Crayle's Maid (uncredited)

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