Movie Description

The Trail of the Thief

The Trail of the Thief

(1916)

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.

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Original TitleThe Trail of the Thief

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1916-06-01

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 20m

Production CompaniesAmerican Film Manufacturing Company

Genres

  • Drama