The Trail of the Thief
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1916 · 20 min · Drama · TMDB 10.0/10
Overview
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.
Directed by Tom Ricketts
Cast
- Edward Coxen — Martin Gale
- Winifred Greenwood — Dorothy Baird
- George Field — James Vallon
- Marie Van Tassell
- Jack Farrell — Sport McGuire