The Cardboard Lover

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.

Date of release
1928-09-02
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Robert Z. Leonard

Casting

Interesting facts

The Cardboard Lover is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Marion Davies, Nils Asther and Jetta Goudal. It was produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

Production

Based on a Broadway play, the story was totally revamped by switching the genders of the three main characters. Purportedly, Davies' impersonation of Goudal had audiences refusing to believe it was really Davies. The production also featured Davies' niece Pepi Lederer in a small role as a tourist. Davies recalled that Goudal was a real pill and would only speak French on the set. This was another solid box-office hit for Davies.

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