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The Cost of Beauty

The story of a woman who bartered her beauty in the market place, yet had not the courage to trade one little bit of it for something greater still!

1924•50m•10.0/10
Romance

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10.0/10(1)

A rich woman refuses to bear her husband a child, but adopts a son by his mistress after his death.

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Production

Napoleon Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Betty Ross Clarke

Betty Ross Clarke

Diana Faire

Lewis Dayton

Lewis Dayton

Garth Walters

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

Nina Vanna

Nina Vanna

James Lindsay

Henri Delatour

Tom Reynolds

Tom Reynolds

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