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The Thief and the Book

01/24/1914

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0hr 20min

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Crime

,Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ernest Joy
  • Eugene Pallette
  • Billie West
  • Josef Swickard
  • Carrie Clark Ward

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Majestic Motion Picture Company

      Production Countries

    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • No Language

    Cast

    Ernest Joy

    The Bat

    Eugene Pallette

    The Fly

    Billie West

    Bess Jones

    Josef Swickard

    Mr. Jones - Bess's Grandfather

    Carrie Clark Ward

    Florence Crawford

    Victory Bateman

    Old Meg

    D. Mitsoras