Poisoned Paradise(1924)
Margot Le Blanc loses her small fortune at Monte Carlo and makes the acquaintance of Hugh Kildair, an artist, who hires her as a housekeeper. A gang of thieves set a trap for Kildair when they find that he knows a mathematical system guaranteed to win at the gambling table.
Movie: Poisoned Paradise
Top 6 Billed Cast
Margot LeBlanc
Hugh Kildair / Gilbert Kildair
Mrs. G. Kildair
Krantz (as André Beranger)
Mrs. Belmore
Martel
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