The Decoy
Cast & Crew
George W. Lederer
Frances Nelson
Gladden James
Leonore Harris
Robert W. Frazer
Frank Beamish
Film Details
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Synopsis
Her father's death leaves Glory Moore impoverished, so she moves to New York to stay with Mrs. Lawrence, an aunt she hardly knows. Gloria's new guardian is really part of a gang of crooks, and she convinces her naïve niece to assist her and her cronies by playing the role of decoy. Then, after the gang has lured the wealthy and unsuspecting Jim Danvers into a crooked card game, Glory falls in love with the victim and so reveals the gang's plan to him. Later, the gang members start to argue among themselves, and one of them, Harvey Dix, kills another, Milt Bannon, and then tries to blame the murder on Jim. Glory gets Harvey to confess, however, by convincing him that she loves him, after which Glory marries Jim, the man she really loves.
Director
George W. Lederer
Cast
Frances Nelson
Gladden James
Leonore Harris
Robert W. Frazer
Frank Beamish
Film Details
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Notes
C. B. Price Co. attempted to sell this film to state rights buyers in 1920. It was re-released in 1922 under the title The Faithless Sex. A review of the later release credits Signet Films with the production, Herbert Hall Winslow with story and scenario, and Henry J. Napier with direction. Character names were changed in this release. (See AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.1615.)
