

The Lady Refuses
Torn From the Heart of Woman
A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.
Cast

Betty Compson
June

John Darrow
Russell Courtney

Gilbert Emery
Sir Gerald Courtney

Margaret Livingston
Berthine Waller

Ivan Lebedeff
Nikolai Rabinoff

Edgar Norton
Dobbs

Daphne Pollard
Millie

Halliwell Hobbes
Sir James (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Detective (uncredited)

Reginald Sharland
Freddy (uncredited)
Storyline
A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.
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