Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, and then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingstone, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who's the cheat?

Tallulah Bankhead
as Elsa Carlyle

Harvey Stephens
as Jeffrey Carlyle

Irving Pichel
as Hardy Livingstone

Jay Fassett
as Terrell

Ann Andrews
as Mrs. Albright

William Ingersoll
as Croupier

Hanaki Yoshiwara
as Japanese Servant

Willard Dashiell
as Judge

Edward Keane
as Defense Attorney

Robert Strange
as District Attorney