The Cheerful Fraud

The Cheerful Fraud
The Cheerful Fraud
Directed by	William A. Seiter
Written by	Leigh Jacobson; Sam Mintz; Rex Taylor; Harvey Thew; William A. Seiter
Based on	The Cheerful Fraud; by Kenneth Robert Gordon Browne
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Reginald Denny; Gertrude Olmstead; Otis Harlan
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Edited by	John Rawlins
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 16, 1927;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Cheerful Fraud is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny, Gertrude Olmstead, and Otis Harlan. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2] It is based on a 1925 novel of the same title by British writer Kenneth Robert Gordon Browne.^[3]

Plot[edit]

After encountering her in a London rainstorm, Sir Michael Fairlie pretends to be the new employee at the residence owned by the Bytheways in order to spend time with their social secretary. Meanwhile, a notorious crook turns up at the house pretending to be Sir Michael, with an eye on stealing family jewels. The confusion is compounded when a female blackmailer also arrives.