Gates of Brass (1919)

A pro at the shell game, Jim Blake practices his skills at country fairs, circuses, and carnivals until he becomes "J. Hatfield Blake," the promoter of phony stock and land deals which provide his beloved daughter Margaret with luxuries. Margaret falls in love with Dick Wilbur, who leaves her because Blake swindles his father out of $100,000 and Margaret sides with Bl... Read all