Young American John Maude is forced to find a job when he falls in love with society girl Betty Keith. He accepts a sudden offer to go to Mervo, a tiny island country, where he is hired by Benjamin Scobell to pose as the lost prince of Mervo as an attraction to bolster the Mervo casino as a rival of Monte Carlo. Scobell also wants John to marry his stepdaughter, who turns out to be Betty. When Betty accuses John of being simply a shill for a gambling house, John closes the casino and tries to stage a revolution to make Mervo a republic.
William Desmond
as John Maude
Mary Thurman
as Betty Keith
Anita Kay
as Mrs. Jack Wheldon
George Swann
as Lord Hayling
Walter Perry
as President of Mervo
Wilton Taylor
as Benjamin Scobell
William De Vaull
as Crump
Frank Lanning
as The Shepherd
Boris Karloff
as Undetermined Role
