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The Dancing Cheat

The Dancing Cheat

★ 8.0/10•1924•50m•Drama

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.

Irving Cummings · Director

Raymond L. Schrock · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 7, 1924

Actors

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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