Miss 139(1921)
Life in New York's Bohemian Quarters-A Band of International Crooks-The U.S. Secret Service.
France is being swamped by counterfeit bills that are being made by a ring in the US. A beautiful female member of the French gang circulating the bills negotiates a deal with the counterfeiters' ringleader in the US, and in so doing falls in love with a returning US soldier who has his own reasons for trying to destroy the gang.
Movie: Miss 139
Top 9 Billed Cast
Yvonne La Rue
Prof. John Breede
Capt. Marlowe
Martin Cardine
Vera Cardine
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