Salesgirl impersonates a Russian countess. Year 1924 Video Release 2018-04-10 Studio Kino Lorber Genre Drama MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 63 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Manhandled is an uproarious comedy from silent screen legend Gloria Swanson. Her most successful collaboration with director Allan Dwan Stage Struck, Zaza , it tells the story of Tessie McGuire Swanson , a down-on-her-luck salesgirl who climbs the social ladder by pretending to be a Russian countess. Tessie is a working class gal whose boyfriend Jimmy Tom Moore stands her up on a date, so she goes to a sculptor's party instead, where her skill with mimicry makes her a hit. She is hired by a fashionable dressmaking establishment to use her acting skills on their customers. By impersonating a Russian noblewoman she has men at her beck and call. That is, until some authentic Russians arrive, and her scheme is truly put to the test. Director Allan Dwan Cast Allan Dwan; Gloria Swanson; Tom Moore; Lilyan Tashman; Ian Keith; Arthur Housman