The Shady Lady (1928)

Directors

Edward H. Griffith

The story

Fleeing a murder scandal in New York in which she was wrongfully implicated, Lola Mantell escapes to the sultry streets of Havana, Cuba, where American outcasts and criminals drift beneath the tropical gaiety. Cloaked in mystery and tinged by rumor, she becomes known among the city’s smart set only as “The Shady Lady,” keeping aloof from the gambling houses and glittering clubs frequented by American expatriates. Lola's cover is nearly shattered when Professor Holbrook, a brutish and sharp-eyed former New York gangster now operating a lavish casino, recognizes her one fateful evening.

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