The Decoy (1914)

5.0/10 16 min Crime Romance

Overview

A rather complex interweaving of romance and crime is squeezed into one reel. A "respectable" couple of city "card sharpers" invite a distant country relative to visit, then use her as a pretty, unwitting decoy to lure rich victims. They flee town a step ahead of the law. At a resort, the innocent girl falls in love with the latest victim, but they help expose and apprehend the guilty parties.

Cast

Muriel Ostriche

Muriel Phelps

Boyd Marshall

Boyd

John Reinhardt

(as John Reinhard)

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