His Greatest Gamble

A man escapes from jail in France to free his daughter from her mother's hold.

Cast

Richard Dix

as Phillip

Dorothy Wilson

as Alice

Bruce Cabot

as Stephen

Erin O'Brien-Moore

as Florence

Edith Fellows

as Alice (as a child)

Shirley Grey

as Bernice

Leonard Carey

as Alfred

Eily Malyon

as Jenny

Jack Chefe

as Gambling Casino Patron (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

as Italian Croupier (uncredited)

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