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3As children, Simone de Villeneuve and Robert de Bellecontre were betrothed to each other. Seventeen years later they meet again as adults. Unfortunately, Robert has since fallen for another woman named Nancy Worthington.
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5''Get Your Man'' is a 1927 RomanticComedy starring Creator/ClaraBow and Charles "Buddy" Rogers. The film is based on the play ''Tu m'épouseras!''. It is currently in the PublicDomain. The current versions of ''Get Your Man'', like many silent films, is incomplete. It's missing two out of its six reels.
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8!!''Get Your Man'' provides example of:
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10* ArrangedMarriage: Simone and Robert are respectively the daughter of a marquis and son of a duke. They were betrothed when Robert was a child and Simone an infant.
11* BettyAndVeronica: Simone is the demure and regal Betty while Nancy is the wild and energetic Veronica.
12* HaveAGayOldTime: The film uses "make love" in its contemporary sense (which is more like "flirting" or "petting" would be to modern sensibilities). It can make dialogue a bit more risqué-sounding than intended:
13-->'''Robert''': I'll teach that old buzzard to make love to you!
14-->'''Nancy''': I can teach him better myself!
15* LoveAtFirstSight: Nancy and Robert fall in love this way while having a MeetCute at a museum.
16* AMinorKidroduction: The film starts with the betrothal of Simone and Robert.

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