Manhandled (1924)

A shop girl (Gloria Swanson) has a boyfriend who works two jobs. When he's called away by a major company who's interested in an invention of his, she attends a posh society party. Soon, she finds herself swept up with life in the fast lane and over her head. Directed by Allan Dwan, this was a huge box office hit for Swanson but today, it's rather tattered in spite of some remaining charm. There's a wonderful sequence on the subway where Swanson gets to show off her talent for physical comedy but most of the film is devoted to her escaping the clutches of two legged wolves while her upstanding boyfriend (Tom Moore) stands by her. Fortunately, the film is barely over an hour long so it doesn't get tedious. For fans of Swanson, this is a treat but for everybody else, it's pretty rickety. With Frank Morgan (WIZARD OF OZ), Ian Keith, Lilyan Tashman and Arthur Housman.