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The Trail of the Thief

Jun 1, 1916 · 20m
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Drama

PLOT

Detective Martin Gale, tough with criminals but awkward with women, secretly loves Dorothy Baird, a clever operative at the agency he manages. He gives her a small revolver engraved with his name as a token. Dorothy is assigned to cover a party for a society debutante, where she meets James Vallon, a popular and wealthy young man, and they are attracted to each other. While he flirts with her a valuable necklace goes missing and as Dorothy digs deeper into the incident she begins to suspect Vallon is involved.

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CAST

Edward Coxen
Martin Gale
Winifred Greenwood
Dorothy Baird
George Field
James Vallon
Marie Van Tassell
Jack Farrell
Sport McGuire
George Armstrong
Sport's Side Partner
Meta Drinkwitz
Elaine Mills
Anna Morrison
Elaine's Sister
Directed by Tom Ricketts

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
American Film Manufacturing Company
Country
US

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