The Midnight Man

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1917 · 50 min · Drama

Overview

When young inventor Bob Moore fails in his efforts to provide his father, a safe manufacturer, with a lock that is burglar proof, he contacts The "Eel," the most talented safecracker in the city, to offer him a job in his factory. The Eel, deciding to go straight, accepts the offer, but when he later learns that Irene Hardin has been given a valuable necklace by her father, The Eel plans one last job to secure Irene's pearls.

Directed by Elmer Clifton

Cast

• Jack Mulhall — Bob Moore
• Ann Forrest — Irene Hardin (as Ann Kroman)
• Albert MacQuarrie — The 'Eel' (as Al MacQuarrie)
• Warda Lamont — Molly
• Hal Wilson — Mr. Moore