In a plan to trap potential enemy spies in Washington, an American secret agent sets up a gambling house. He soon finds himself in a rivalry with his old friend the British ambassador over a beautiful Hungarian woman, and it leads to espionage, blackmail and murder.
If you love dusty 1930s spy melodramas with lots of tuxedos and very little actual spycraft, this is absolutely worth your time on a rainy Sunday. But if you need actual action or explosions to stay awake, you will probably hate it within ten minutes. It's plot is wonderfully absurd. Warner Baxter plays a secret agent...
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"If you love dusty 1930s spy melodramas with lots of tuxedos and very little actual spycraft, this is absolutely worth your time on a rainy Sunday. But if you need actual action or explosions to stay awake, you will probably hate it within ten minutes. It's plot is wonderfully absurd. Warner Baxter plays a secret agent who decides the best way to catch international spies in Washington D.C. is to open a high-end illegal gambling joint. It is a wildly impractical plan, but it lets everyone wear ..."
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