She said NO to the bag. 1923's most unbothered working woman said take your payoff elsewhere.
Poor, decent young woman Lory (Percy) avoids moral pratfalls after she is employed by a rich family. She falls in love with the son (Harlan) but the couple is separated by his cruel, class-conscious mother. Lory stays true to her spirit and does not compromise her integrity when the mother attempts to pay her off. Later, a tragedy might open the door the broken hearted young woman to find happiness.
Acting
Percy's refusal scenes—silent film rejecting through posture alone.
Costume
The visual language of class: her simplicity vs their excess.
Director
Irving Cummings
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This flopped in 1923 because audiences found it too depressing—pre-Hays Code but already self-censoring toward uplift.
Maxine Elliott Hicks (Kit) became a prolific character actress for 50+ years; this early role already shows her gift for stealing scenes with sheer presence.
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