The Card

The film follows the adventures and misadventures of Edward Henry (Denry) Machin, an ambitious young man from a poor background. Denry cheats at an examination in order to qualify for entry to a'school for the sons of gentlemen' At the age of 16, he becomes a junior clerk to Mr. Duncalf, the town clerk and a solicitor. He is given the job of sending out invitations to a grand municipal ball. He 'invites' himself, and wins a five-pound bet that he will dance with the Countess. But the next day, he is angrily sacked by Dun