A young girl just out of prison and desperate for money finds herself involved in a plot to smear a politician by pretending to be his long-lost daughter.
Social & External
Lydia Johnson
Joe Burke
Santor Putnam
Kellar
Mrs. Putnam
David Carter
Rafferty
Capt. Balfour
Prison Matron (uncredited)
Putnam Associate (uncredited)
Putnam's Butler (uncredited)
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