Sham

Sham (1921)

DramaRomance

Based upon a description in a film publication,[3] Katherine Van Riper (Clayton) is an extravagant young society girl who is very much in debt, and her wealthy aunts and uncle refuse to give her any money. Katherine is desperate enough that she is considering marrying the wealthy Montee Buck (Hiers), although she is in love with the westerner Tom Jaffrey (Fillmore), who says he is poor. Finally, Katherine decides to sell the famous Van Riper pearls, pay off her debts, and marry Tom. However, upon examination the jewelry turns out to be paste, with her father having sold the genuine pearls several years earlier before his death. Montee is assured by the aunts that Katherine will marry him and tells this to Tom. Tom is about to leave town when Uncle James (Ricketts) steps in and pays off Katherine's debts, leaving the niece free to marry Tom.

Director: Thomas N. Heffron
Writer: Douglas Z. Doty

Casts

	Ethel Clayton as Katherine Van Riper
	Clyde Fillmore as Tom Jaffrey
	Theodore Roberts as Jeriamiah Buck
	Sylvia Ashton as Aunt Bella
	Walter Hiers as Montee Buck
	Helen Dunbar as Aunt Louisa
	Arthur Edmund Carewe as Bolton (as Arthur Carewe)
	Tom Ricketts as Uncle James (as Thomas Ricketts)
	Blanche Gray as Clementine Vickers
	Eunice Burnham as Maud Buck
	Carrie Clark Ward as Rosie

Crew