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The Dancing Cheat

1924 50 min ★ 8.0 Drama

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.

Writer: Raymond L. Schrock Director: Irving Cummings

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