She lied to save a life. Turns out she stole from a thief.
Desperately needing money for her sick brother, Betty Hallowell passes herself off as missing fashion designer Nina Loring. She becomes successful, but suddenly she is arrested--the real Nina Loring turns out to have been an embezzler.
Acting
Agnes Ayres sells panic through pure physicality.
Direction
Sam Wood tightens the noose scene by scene.
Director
Sam Wood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Agnes Ayres was Paramount's top star in 1921 but retired just two years after Bluff, making this one of her final major roles.
The 'flapper' was exploding in 1924, and Betty's fashion-world deception tapped directly into audiences' fascination with transformative modern femininity.
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