Mrs. Travers, a society leader, is madly in love with Arthur Ingraham, a rising diplomat. Arthur is not in love with her and avoids her advances. He is in love with Beatrice Langton, a ... See full summary
The Gamblers (1912) Online
Mrs. Travers, a society leader, is madly in love with Arthur Ingraham, a rising diplomat. Arthur is not in love with her and avoids her advances. He is in love with Beatrice Langton, a young debutante, to whom he becomes engaged. Mrs. Travers is furious. She looks for some means to avenge herself on the innocent Beatrice. Professing great friendship, she gets her to come to her house to play bridge, contrives that she shall lose, and at the end of the game, Beatrice, whose means are very modest, finds herself in debt. Assuming friendship, Mrs. Travers promises to pay the debt, and accepts an I.O.U. from Beatrice, saying she can take her time to pay her. Beatrice is delighted, but later finds she is unable to meet her obligations to Mrs. Travers. She begs her to be lenient and considerate. The avenging woman then shows her claws and refuses to help her or delay payment unless she will break her engagement with Ingraham. In desperation, Beatrice, fearing her lover's displeasure and ...
| Cast overview: | |||
 | Wallace Reid | - | Arthur Ingraham |
 | Zena Keefe | - | Beatrice Langton |
 | Earle Williams | ||
 | Julia Swayne Gordon | - | Mrs. Travers |
 | Leah Baird |
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