Margaret Blake, daughter of notorious gambler "Square Deal" Blake, has not told her sweetheart, Alan Howard, a son of wealth, about her father. College chum Jack Warren takes Alan to Blake's gambling house, and Alan misunderstands Margaret's affection for her dying father and breaks with her without giving her a chance to explain.


In the bustling underbelly of a 1920s city, the gambling house of Square Deal Blake is the epitome of opulence and danger. The story begins with Margaret Blake, a young woman caught in the intricate web of family secrets and personal desires. A daughter to a notorious gambler, Margaret has carefully guarded the truth a...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"In the bustling underbelly of a 1920s city, the gambling house of Square Deal Blake is the epitome of opulence and danger. The story begins with Margaret Blake, a young woman caught in the intricate web of family secrets and personal desires. A daughter to a notorious gambler, Margaret has carefully guarded the truth about her father from Alan Howard, a wealthy and naive young man who is deeply in love with her. College chum Jack Warren, a friend of Alan's, takes him to the Blake gambling house..."

John Miljan
Harold Shumate
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