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The Dancing Cheat
The Dancing Cheat
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  2. The Dancing Cheat

The Dancing Cheat

1924
50m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1924

Runtime

50m

Storyline

"The silken sins of an over-the-border Monte Carlo revealed in daring, gripping moments."

Crooked gambler Eddie Kane induces his estranged wife, Poppy, to help him blackmail Brownlow Clay, the owner of a clean-cut gambling establishment in Tijuana. The plan involves Kane "discovering" Poppy in Clay's private apartment to demand hush money. During the setup, Poppy finds herself genuinely falling for Clay. Overcome with remorse and ashamed of her part in the "badger game," Poppy chooses to protect Clay and double-crosses her husband instead. With Kane's plot defeated, Poppy and Clay are free to marry and start a happy future together.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Apr 7, 1924
Languages
No Language
Director
Irving Cummings
Irving Cummings
Production
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Alice Lake

Alice Lake

'Poppy' Marie Andrews

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Brownlow Clay

Bob Walker

Bob Walker

Bobby Norton

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

'Denker' Eddie Kane (as Edwin J. Brady)

Jim Blackwell

Mose

Harmon MacGregor

'Moron Mike' Downs

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