Top billed cast

1. 

   Robert Armstrong

   Jimmie Allen

2. 

   Irene Hervey

   Pearl Proctor / Peep-Bo

3. 

   Paula Stone

   Mabel

4. 

   Edward Brophy

   Pick

5. 

   William Danforth

   Howard Hathaway / The Mikado

6. 

   Vera Ross

   Beatrice Hathaway / Katisha

7. 

   Holmes Herbert

   Charles Dillon (scenes deleted)

8. 

   Richard Tucker

   Charles Dillon

9. 

   Harry Tyler

   Chuck Fairfax

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-10

This is another one of those films that is really only part drama and part stage show. This one sees poor old bookie “Jimmie” (Robert Armstrong) get fleeced by aspiring chanteuse “Pearl” (Irene Harvey) before being dumped, broke, from a great height. Having licked his wounds, he decides that vengeance can be sweet as he engages an out of work Gilbert and Sullivan company to lure her back to the stage. Of course, he thinks it will all go suitably pear-shaped, but it actually transpires that just about anything but occurs. Whilst Hervey does fine here, it’s really the blandness of Arms...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• bookie