A detective story of exposing a gang of scammers in one of the southern cities. With the help of a militia major who has infiltrated a criminal group, it is possible to expose a large gang of Soviet-style scammers who were engaged in embezzlement in the retail network of one of the southern cities.
With his gambling debts piling up, devilishly handsome Alekos, a compulsive gambler living on the fringes of society, sets his sights on seducing a lonely and guileless heiress to get his hands on her immense fortune.
Based on a true story. Two beautiful Russian women endure terrible hardships in their native land, and come to the United States in search of opportunity and hope. It doesn't take them long to discover that life as an immigrant can be just as terrifying as the life they left behind. Still, they will do whatever it takes to survive... will they find new hope in each other?
Wallace Phillips (Tearle) is tricked out of his share of his father's fortune by his brother Gordon (also played by Tearle). Wallace changes places with his brother and manages to fool even Gordon's wife (Keefe).
