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Luck and Pluck

Feb 2, 1919 · 50m
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Adventure
Crime

PLOT

Professional thief Joe Grim is killing time in New York City's Central Park before he robs the Wall Street subtreasury. He spots pretty young Laura White on a runaway horse. He manages to rescue her. Falling for her, he tries to steal a photo of her but is discovered and held at gunpoint by Laura's friend Countess Briand--who, unbeknownst to Laura, is actually the head of a German spy ring, among whose members if Laura's fiance Karl Richter. The countess convinces Joe to steal plane for a new airplane by telling Joe that they're papers that are being used to blackmail Laura. But things don't go exactly as planned.

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CAST

George Walsh
Joe Grim - aka 'Velvet'
Virginia Lee
Laura White
Joseph W. Smiley
Laura's Father
George Fisher
Karl Richter
Corene Uzzell
Countess Briand
George Halpin
'Velvet's' Valet
Directed by Edward Dillon

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Fox Film Corporation
Country
US
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