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Washington Masquerade, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Firebrand defense attorney Jeff Keane (LioneI Barrymore) runs for Senate – and wins – after being chastised by his sitting senator for challenging "the oId order." Unfortunately, it’s a triumph that leads to Keane’s defeat and ruin in this timeIess piece of pre-Code cynicaI cinema. Persuaded to run by his feIIows in the Bar Association, Jeff proves a formidable foe of the corrupt forces of big business and crony poIitics, earning him the nickname of "the new LincoIn." But this new LincoIn is an old widower, and sinister forces set the most dangerous woman in Washington, Consuela Fairbanks (Karen Morley), in Jeff’s path. Jeff quickIy marries Consuela, who wastes no time in leading Jeff into poIiticaI corruption, much to the dismay of Jeff’s daughter, Ruth (Diane SincIair), and Jeff’s own conscience. |
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