Storyline

Tough mobster Mahlon Keane practically runs crime in New York City. He meets broke ex-society girl Rhoda Philbrooke at a society fundraiser and helps her cheat her way to some winnings in poker. Rhoda needs the money to help nurse broken alcoholic concert violinist Tony Vaughan back to health. In between his criminal dealings, Keane takes up Rhoda's cause and helps promote Vaughan's return to public performance. Rhoda agrees to marry Keane but still harbors unrequited love for Tony Vaughan. On the eve of her marriage, Vaughan confesses his love to Rhoda. Now how will she handle her mobster fiancée?—Gary Jackson

Plot Keywords

violinist, drunkenness, doctor, brooklyn bridge, bootlegger, love triangle, gang violence, engagement, divorce, cheating, alcoholism, gambling, gunfire, poker, new york city, concert, gangster, horse, telegram, taxi

Short Review

Stiff early talkie. Even the usually loose and animated Lombard, who is billed here as Carol for the last time, seems constrained.

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