Movie: The Dancing Cheat

Top 6 Billed Cast

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
Jim Blackwell

Mose

Harmon MacGregor
Harmon MacGregor

'Moron Mike' Downs

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1924-04-07

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
  • Tagline

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

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