Overview
In this tearful crime melodrama, a waitress becomes so taken with her dream of living in posh luxury and comfort that she leaves her honest boyfriend, who has just been promoted to assistant district attorney, to take up with a notorious gangster who lavishes her with stolen furs and fabulous diamonds. Unfortunately, the luxury and comfort come with a life of crime and soon she is wanted for murder and jail-breaking.
Director and cast
- Alfred L. Werker Director
- Phyllis Brooks as Ellen Ward
- Ricardo Cortez as Charles Blake
- Robert Wilcox as Donald Sanford
- Douglas Fowley as Ritchie
- Chick Chandler as Mike Harrison
- Esther Muir as Flo Nichols
- Adrienne Ames as Vivian Ross
- Marjorie Main as Mrs. Ward (uncredited)
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Gangster (uncredited)
- Milton Kibbee as Doctor's Assistant (uncredited)
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