| Naughty but Nice | |
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| Directed by | Millard Webb |
| Produced by | John McCormick |
| Written by | Carey Wilson |
| Starring | Colleen Moore Donald Reed Claude Gillingwater Kathryn McGuire Hallam Cooley |
| Cinematography | George Folsey |
| Editing by | Alexander Hall |
| Studio | First National Pictures |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 26, 1927 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Naughty but Nice is a 1927 American comedy film.
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Bernice Sumners is sent to a finishing school her Texas uncle after oil is discovered on his property. At the school she blossoms into a young woman. Berenice is a compulsive liar. One evening she and a friend go to a hotel before a theater date, planning to meet popular Paul Carroll, but the run into ehe school principal in the hotel lobby. Bernice tells a lie about why they are there, and from there one lie builds upon the other until Bernice ends up in the hotel room of Ralph Ames of the Secret Service, who is in the process of changing (thus, the poster graphic of a man's bare legs in garters). Berenice calls Ralph her husband, and he plays along until the house of cards comes crumbling down around her. She ends up falling for the popular Paul Carroll, and the two marry.[1]
In this comedy film, Colleen plays Bernice Sumners, a hayseed sent to a ritzy boarding school for finishing after her family strikes it rich in oil. This film is notable for giving actress Gretchen Young--later Loretta Young-- her start in films. She would also have a bit part in Her Wild Oat.