Being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in love with Captain Kovacs (John Gilbert), a cavalry officer she is secretly meeting. Her mother Eugenie (Nance O'Neil), who has found out about the affair forces her to dump Kovacs and take part in the arranged marriage. Though not believing her own words, Orsolini reluctantly tells Kovacs she cannot ever fall in love with a man with his social position. Feeling deeply hurt, Kovacs decides to take revenge by indulging in blackmail, spreading a rumor that he is an imposter and a swindler.
John Gilbert
as Captain Kovacs
Catherine Dale Owen
as Princess Orsolini
Hedda Hopper
as Mrs. Collingswood Stratton
Nance O'Neil
as Eugenie
Gustav von Seyffertitz
as Krehl
Doris Hill
as Priscilla Stratton
Gerald Barry
as Lord York
Madeline Seymour
as Lady York
Tyrell Davis
as Prince Luigi Caprilli
Richard Carle
as Count Albert
Eva Dennison
as Countess Lina
Peter Gawthorne
as General Ettingen
