A Man Betrayed

A businessman during the Great Depression discovers that his partners are crooked con-men, and he tries to make things right for the stockholders, but gets framed.

Cast

Edward Nugent

as Frank Powell

Kay Hughes

as Marjorie Norton

Lloyd Hughes

as Curtis Powell

John Wray

as Sparks

Edwin Maxwell

as Richards

Theodore von Eltz

as Burns

Thomas E. Jackson

as Detective Ryan

William Newell

as Gabby

Smiley Burnette

as Hillbilly

Christine Maple

as Helen Vincent

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