The read
It runs a compact 59m.
Synopsis
Jerry Cummings, a mining engineer, has pledged a large diamond on a short-term note to a pair of crooked loan sharks, Crone and Jan Jaffin, and heads for Mexico. His daughter Betsy, posing as a jewel thief called Mary Layton, is working to keep the crooks from absconding with the jewel, and her efforts are hindered greatly by an artist, Jimmy Baxter, who thinks she is a crook and Crone and Jaffin the good guys.
Ratings
IMDb5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam KatzmanDirector
- Basil DickeyScreenplay
Cast
- Bruce BennettJimmy Baxter
- Joan BarclayBetsy Cummings, alias Mary Layton
- Monte BlueCrone
- Jack MulhallJan Jaffin
- Vivien OaklandMrs. Flint, Landlady
- Jimmy AubreyBen Armand, Junk Dealer
- Fuzzy KnightJape, the Gas-Station Attendant
- Henry RoquemoreJudge Ephraim
- Edward EarleDeputy Jonas
- Forrest TaylorJerry Cummings
- Fern EmmettSarah, Ephraim's Wife
- Samuel AdamsPoliceman
Stills
Themes
daughtercrookjewel