Summary Hoping to get even with gambler/bookie Johnny Silk, racetrack owners and partners Dorval and Farley convince down-and-out Martha Preston to pose as a rich, single French countess, whom Silk falls in love with and asks to marry. After the marriage Martha, who has genuinely fallen in love with Silk, innocently feeds his inside betting information to Dorval, causing Silk to lose a fortune. When she realizes what she's done, she confesses all to her husband, who becomes enraged and orders her out of his life. Faced with poverty, she teams up once again with Dorval as he asks her to betray Silk one last time. View more details
Directed : George Archainbaud
Written : Louis Stevens Eddie Welch Louis Weitzenkorn
Stars : John Halliday Mary Astor Ricardo Cortez Ralph Ince
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 7, 1932
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English French
Filming locations : Hippodrome de Longchamp, Route des Tribunes, Bois de Boulogne, Paris 16, Paris, France
Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures
Summary Hoping to get even with gambler/bookie Johnny Silk, racetrack owners and partners Dorval and Farley convince down-and-out Martha Preston to pose as a rich, single French countess, whom Silk falls in love with and asks to marry. After the marriage Martha, who has genuinely fallen in love with Silk, innocently feeds his inside betting information to Dorval, causing Silk to lose a fortune. When she realizes what she's done, she confesses all to her husband, who becomes enraged and orders her out of his life. Faced with poverty, she teams up once again with Dorval as he asks her to betray Silk one last time. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Jan 7, 1932
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English French
Filming locations : Hippodrome de Longchamp, Route des Tribunes, Bois de Boulogne, Paris 16, Paris, France
Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures
