The Exquisite Thief

Name: The Exquisite Thief
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 28 Apr 1919
Rating: 6.00
Cast: Priscilla Dean, Thurston Hall, Milton Ross, Sam De Grasse, Jean Calhoun

Blue Jean Billie (Dean), a prosperous young woman crook who lives apart from the denizens of the underworld, has pulled off many robberies of the high society world with the help of her pal Shaver Michael (De Grasse). Billie gains admission to the Vanderhoof dinner at which the engagement of their daughter to Lord Chesterton (Hall) will be announced. While the dinner is in progress, Billie gags and handcuffs special officer Detective Wood (Ross), and proceeds to make a wholesale robbery of the guests. She flees in an automobile and none succeed in tracking her save Lord Chesterton. She makes a prisoner of him, but a police raid follows and she must flee. Once more Lord Chesterton succeeds in following her and again she makes him her prisoner, but she learns to trust and love him. The special agent and Shaver Michael arrive at the scene with resulting complications, but a happy end results for all.

Year: 1919

Genre: Drama, Crime

Studio: Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Director: Tod Browning

Cast: Priscilla Dean, Thurston Hall, Milton Ross, Sam De Grasse, Jean Calhoun

Crew: Tod Browning (Director), Charles W. Tyler (Story), Harvey Gates (Scenario Writer), Alfred Gosden (Cinematography), K.C. Stewart (Assistant Director), Fred Tyler (Assistant Director)

Runtime: 10 minutes

Release: Apr 28, 1919

IMDb: 6.00/10 by 3 users

Popularity: 0

Country: United States of America

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