"A Man Gambles With Life Itself For the Sake of His Child." 10 August 1934 Drama, Romance 71 mins
A man escapes from jail in France to free his daughter from her mother's hold.
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Richard Dix as Phillip
Dorothy Wilson as Alice
Bruce Cabot as Stephen
Erin O'Brien-Moore as Florence
Edith Fellows as Alice (as a child)
Shirley Grey as Bernice
Leonard Carey as Alfred
Eily Malyon as Jenny
Jack Chefe as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
Gino Corrado as Italian Croupier (uncredited)
Frank Darien as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds as Dr. Owen (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jean Perry as Detective (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi as Innkeeper (uncredited)
John S. Robertson Director
Sidney Buchman Screenplay
Harry Hervey Screenplay
Salisbury Field Story
Ted Tetzlaff Director of Photography
Alfred Herman Art Direction
Myles Connolly Associate Producer
Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
William Hamilton Editor
Pandro S. Berman Executive Producer
Walter Plunkett Costume Design
United States 10 August 1934
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