Ouida Bergère

An American heiress's fiancé saves a fisherman accused of stabbing his wife.

Bella Donna, a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live. Tired of her simple husband, Bella becomes involved with brutish Baroudi. (imdb)

Sonia, a Russian dancer, comes to New York seeking her fortune. She marries Peter Derwynt, a young architect, but their marriage is not a good one. Sonia falls under the spell of a rich Broadway mogul, Jimmy Sutherland, whose wife is in love with Peter. The mix of relationships comes crashing apart when Sutherland ends up murdered.

Attorney Richard Randall has been doing a speaking tour in which he denounces post-World War I food profiteers. This is dangerous business, as one of the worst profiteers, Everett Dearing , is determined to stop him. Dearing enlists the help of lounge lizard Tony Terle to maneuver Randall's wife Beverley into a compromising position. She is taken to a roadhouse, photographs are taken, and Dearing threatens to publish the pictures if Randall doesn't shut up.

While living in Constantinople, the wife of Sir Archibald Falkland is forced to co-exist with his mistress, Lady Edith. Falkland plots to frame his wife for adultery, thereby forcing her to consent to a divorce, by placing her in a compromising situation with Prince Cerniwicz. However, an old flam of Lady Falkland's, Colonel Loring, comes to her defense.

Stella Derrick is tried for the murder of her vicious husband. She is saved, apparently, by the false testimony of Henry Thresk. But Thresk has motives and malevolent plans of his own.