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The Cardboard Lover (1928)
A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his "cardboard lover"--to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his two-timing fiancé a lesson and win her back. What he doesn't realize is that the girl isn't pretending --she actually is in love with him, and she sets out to win him for herself.
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A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his "cardboard lover"--to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his two-timing fiancé a lesson and win her back. What he doesn't realize is that the girl isn't pretending --she actually is in love with him, and she sets out to win him for herself.
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Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:F. Hugh Herbert, Carey Wilson
In Theaters:9/2/1928
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Runtime:77 minutes
Studio:Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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