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Dangerous Friends Synopsis

On the morning of his first wedding anniversary, Augustus Gale, known as "Gusty" to his friends, awakes with a headache from an evening spent with Linda Betts, wife of Frederick Betts, his wealthy neighbor. Gusty sells 10 blocks of Peerless Park real estate in exchange for 20 blocks of Paradise Garden, a bit of worthless swampland; and his employer is so enraged that he gives Gusty the swampland in lieu of a commission. Following an amusing sequence with Mr. and Mrs. Barker, his wife's parents, Gusty again goes out with Linda, while his wife (Honey) and Betts spend the evening together listening to the radio. Following matrimonial recriminations, Barker offers to buy Gusty's land, which he needs for the right-of-way of his railroad. The couple are happily reconciled.

Blackmail Synopsis

Confidence artist Flossie Golden attempts to fleece foolish but wealthy James Venable with a breach-of-promise suit. Venable's shrewd attorney, Richard Harding, outwits Flossie by proposing that she marry Venable and live on an allowance of $3,000 per year. Flossie is determined to get even with Harding for ruining her plans. In an attempt to con him, she poses as Innocence Page, but falls in love and marries him instead. Larry, Flossie's former accomplice, endeavors to blackmail her with her errant past, but Harding is already cognizant of the facts and Larry fails.