The Thief and the Book

The Thief and the Book

1914 en 20 minutes

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Plot

Young thief “The Bat” to distract an old bookseller, while his partner, “The Fly,” robs the till, purchases a book at random. Later, after a chase and escape to the Devil's Roost, Old Meg's refuge for thieves, he takes the book from his pocket and is about to throw it aside when the title attracts him, "Electricity Made Simple." Intrigued, the volume opens a new life to him and in time enables him to rescue the bookseller’s daughter Bess when she falls into trouble.

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Cast

Ernest Joy

Ernest Joy

The Bat

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

The Fly

Billie West

Billie West

Bess Jones

Josef Swickard

Josef Swickard

Mr. Jones - Bess's Grandfather

Carrie Clark Ward

Carrie Clark Ward

Florence Crawford

Florence Crawford

Victory Bateman

Victory Bateman

Old Meg

D. Mitsoras

D. Mitsoras

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