Cheated Hearts

Barry Gordon, the older son of a Virginia colonel, inherits a taste for alcohol--a habit that caused his father's death. His brother, Tom, falls in love with Muriel Beekman, their guardian's daughter. Barry also loves her but feels rejected. Three years later, after extended travels, Barry learns that Tom, having been sent to Morocco by Mr. Beekman, has been captured by desert marauders and is being held for ransom. He begins a search for him and in Tangiers encounters the Beekmans and Kitty Van Ness. Barry and Muriel discover their love for each other, but he refuses to commit himself while Tom is still alive.

Cast

Herbert Rawlinson

as Barry Gordon

Warner Baxter

as Tom Gordon

Marjorie Daw

as Muriel Bekkman

Doris Pawn

as Kitty Van Ness

Winter Hall

as Nathanial Beekman

Josef Swickard

as Colonel Fairfax Gordon

Murdock MacQuarrie

as Ibrahim

Boris Karloff

as Nei Hamid

Anna Lehr

as Naomi

Albert MacQuarrie

as Hassam

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