05 February 1917 Drama 58 mins
Billy Martin is sent to New York to put through a war contract for his father, a new England manufacturer, and takes $100,000 as a security. The munition broker's secretary, a crook, tells Graham, a gambling house keeper, of Billy's coming. Miller is detailed to lure him to the gambling house.
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Valeska Suratt as Zena
Harry Hilliard as Billy Martin
Eric Mayne as Mr. Martin
Claire Whitney as Billy's Wife
Alice Gale as The Mother
William Black as Graham
John Mackin as Miller
Frank Goldsmith as Durrant
United States 05 February 1917
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