In Search of a Thrill

After she inherits a fortune, Ann Clemance travels to Paris to indulge herself in frivolity. She meets up with an old friend, writer Adrian Torrens, who disparages her lifestyle. Ann sees him befriend an Apache dancer and she believes he finds women in need of salvation more appealing.

Cast

Viola Dana

as Ann Clemance

Warner Baxter

as Adrian Torrens

Mabel Van Buren

as Lila Lavender

Templar Saxe

as Sir George Dumphy

Robert Schable

as Tommy Perkins

Rosemary Theby

as Jeanne

William Elmer

as Percy (the valet)

Leo White

as Dance Professor

Walter Wills

as René de Farge

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