Betty in Search of a Thrill

Betty in Search of a Thrill (1915) blends Comedy and Drama elements. Top cast includes Elsie Janis, Owen Moore, and Juanita Hansen. The plot follows a central conflict that grows in scope as the film progresses.

Actor: Elsie Janis • Genre: Comedy movies

After graduating from a convent school, Betty travels to New York to visit her relatives, the Hastings. She quickly catches the eye of Jim Denning, a wealthy neighbor who proposes to her, but Betty decides to experience city life before settling down and finds work as a salesclerk. When the floorwalker becomes too familiar, Betty quits and her showgirl friend Maizie Follette helps her get a job as a cabaret dancer, but Betty finds that’s a tough racket too and decides city life on the loose isn’t for her.