10 Jul 1966
The Climber
A young, ambitious man employs every means necessary in order to climb to the top of the social ladder. But the whirlpool of compromises and corruption eventually threatens to render his life meaningless.
Wandering Daughters
The Inside Story of Girlhood Adoration that Would Not Be Controlled!
The daughter of straitlaced parents, Bessie Bowden is attracted to the social life of the fast set and finds Austin Trull, lounge lizard and sometime artist, more interesting than hard-working John Hargraves. Mr. Bowden and John try to compete with Bessie's new friends and spend all the family savings on making the Bowden home appear wealthy and a part of the social whirl. Bessie and Geraldine Horton finally catch Trull at his double-dealing, and Bessie wisely returns to home and Hargraves.
Top Billed Cast
Marguerite De La Motte Bessie Bowden
William V. Mong Will Bowden
Mabel Van Buren Annie Bowden
Marjorie Daw Geraldine Horton
Noah Beery Charle Horton
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