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A notorious swindler who returns from abroad and decides to reform his life for the sake of his estranged family.
Cast
Wilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne, Reginald Tate, Patricia Roc, Brian Worth, Edmund Breon, Thorley Walters, Athole Stewart, Ian Fleming, Marta Labarr, Ruth Maitland, Ivan Brandt
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