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Tricks of the Trade

May 27, 1913 · 12m
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Comedy

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Jack Breen and his wife, Lizzie, are professional crooks, who live in a fine house and set themselves up as belonging to the best. Breen gets his living by various means, including begging. He dresses in ragged clothes and picks up crusts in the street, which he pretends to eat, thereby exciting the sympathy of passers-by.

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CAST

Harry T. Morey
Jack Breen - a Fake Beggar
Julia Swayne Gordon
Lizzie Breen - Jack's Wife & Accomplice
Robert Gaillard
1st Detective
Dorothy Kelly
2nd Detective
Mary Maurice
Jennie Corcoran
James Morrison
Joseph Baker
Jack Williams
Directed by Frederick A. Thomson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Country
US

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