Dick Ryan

"Beau" Revel, "An Ince-Vance Special Paramount Picture," was introduced with the subtitle, "This is the story of a man who played at love, forgetting in his vain selfishness, the rules of Duty, even Decency--conceitedly 'wasting his manhood in a game unworthy of man.'" That is a precise definition of Lewis Stone as the lead, first shown having his nails trimmed, his shoes shined, and receiving a shave. His latest fancy is Alice, a woman whose husband's drunkenness has given Beau an opening. (imdb)

Mr. Prentiss is an appraiser at his firm, the House of Prentiss. He is about to go to Florida to appraise a vast collection of a recently deceased collector, Van der Locken, when he receives an unwanted visit from Ivor Hager, who informs him of "The Left Fist of David," a valuable but mysterious art object that was stolen from a Mexican church. Hager offers a bribe but Prentiss firmly rejects it and heads to Florida.... (imdb)