La dama di picche (1913) Online
In spite of his wife's earnest appeals, Jack Norris refuses to give up gambling, and after squandering all they possess in the world, suddenly disappears, leaving the unfortunate woman to support herself and her little daughter. Thrown upon her own resources, she is finally compelled by necessity to accept a proposition from unscrupulous money sharks to take charge of a fashionable gambling house. Her education and refinement have fitted her to become a most efficient manager, and in five years' time she fully realizes her employer's ambitions. The most fashionable people in the town find in her their natural leader, and are easily held under her sway. One day, however, her heart stands still, when she receives a letter from her daughter, Dorothy, who is attending boarding school, stating that she has passed her final examinations and is waiting to be taken home. Mrs. Norris pleads with the employers to relinquish her from the infamous contract, but without avail. Dorothy is brought ...
| Cast overview: | |||
 | Hesperia | - | Lea d'Orange |
 | Leda Gys | - | Bice |
 | Ignazio Lupi | - | L'amante di lea |
 | Adele Bianchi Azzarili | ||
| Alberto Collo |
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