High Stakes (1931)
Directed by Lowell Sherman
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Aug 18, 1931 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 72 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hans J. Wollstein
In her final starring role, silent screen diva Mae Murray plays Dolly, a young gold digger who manages to trap a rich widower, Dick (Edward Martindel). Although the couple seems happy enough, Dick's alcoholic brother, Joe (Lowell Sherman), becomes suspicious of the girl's motives and suspicion gives way to certainty when he spots Dolly embracing one Louis DeSalta (Leyland Hodgson), supposedly a stranger. Leaving the booze behind, Joe sets a trap for Dolly and DeSalta, who are made to confess. High Stakes was directed by its star, Lowell Sherman, who also cast the entertainingly over-the-top Murray in the comedy Bachelor Apartment (1931).
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finances, wealth, con/scam, marriage, romance, seduction, high-stakes