Uncle Preston, a financial "wizard," discovers that his nephew, Bob Preston, is a rogue, a gambler and a swindler, who is promoting a mythical mining property, the "Battle Axe." He decides to teach his nephew a lesson.
Social & External
The people behind it
Guy Oliver
Bob Preston - the Husband
Eugenie Besserer
Mrs. Preston - Bob's Wife
Baby Lillian Wade
Adele - the Preston Child
Jack McDonald
Preston - the Rich Uncle
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