05 Jan 1933
File 113
A Parisian cop sets out to solve a sudden series of crimes, including robbery and blackmail. Based on a novel by Émile Gaboriau.
Burnt Fingers
Anne Cabell, working as a dancer at a nightclub goes to confront a man who is blackmailing her friend with incriminating letters. When he is killed, she comes under suspicion of murder. However it turns out that he was a foreign spy, and she had nothing to do with his slaying.
Top Billed Cast
Eileen Percy Anne Cabell
Edna Murphy Vera
Wilfred Lucas Lord Cumberly
George O'Hara Dick
Ivan Doline Stockmar
Jane Jennings Mrs. Cabell
J. Moy Bennett Mr. Cabell
Jimmie Ward
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