Obey Your Husband(1928)
This picture begins with an elopement and ends under the shadow of the gallows.
An inveterate gambler is charged with killing a card sharp.
Movie: Obey Your Husband
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Arthur Reade
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Joyce Kennedy
Stephens
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Jim
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