Theodore von Eltz and Alan Hale |
John Ross (William V. Mong) has been the lawyer to a wealthy woman for many years. When this woman dies, Ross is set to inherit most of the money, but his young associate, Wayne Winters (Theodore von Eltz), wants in on the action. To stymie Ross' plans he digs up two supposed heirs to the estate from an early marriage -- embezzler Charlie Moore (Arthur Hoyt) and dead-common Tessie (Marie Prevost) who has pretensions of class -- and then there's also Max Stager (Alan Hale) who claims he is the father of the dead woman's daughter. Ross has two daughters: Corinne (Marian Marsh of Svengali), who is in love with Wayne, and Nina (Gloria Shea) who is engaged to Jerry Trent (Lyman Williams of Damaged Lives). One of them is actually adopted and is Stager's daughter. It's anyone's idea who, if anyone, will wind up with the money if assorted secrets get out.
Marie Prevost with von Eltz |
Verdict: Passable melodrama but nothing more. **.
2 comments:
Alan Hale Jr looked so much like his father—every time I see Alan Hale sr in a movie or photo it makes me think of the Skipper and Gilligan. (Hopeless Gen Xer here!)
- Chris
Ha ha!
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