Burglar by Proxy
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A terrible toothache causes Jack Robin to stop his automobile in front of the home of Dorothy Mason. Noticing a flat tire, Jack attaches his automatic pump and forgets about it as he listens enthralled to Dorothy's singing. When the sound of the burst tire brings Dorothy running out, Jack feigns injury so he can be nursed by her. After he leaves the house, and Dorothy's father discovers some important invention plans missing, Harlan Graves, Dorothy's suitor, suggests that Jack stole them. Jack, suspecting Graves, breaks into Graves' home to clear himself and meets a real burglar, "Spider" Kelly, who adopts Jack as his guide. They blow up a safe at a house party where Jack suspects the plans to be hidden. The papers are found, Graves is arrested and Spider, disappointed that Jack made such a mess in blowing the safe, goes off, leaving Dorothy and Jack happily alone.
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Jack Pickford
Jack Robin
Known for
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Gloria Hope
Dorothy Mason
Also in
Tess of the Storm Country
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Sol Polito
John Francis Dillon
'Spider' Kelly
Known for
Dough and Dynamite
Madeline Matzen
Bob Walker
Harlan Graves
Also in
Blue Jeans
The Lone Game
Tom Guise
John Mason
Also in
Black Oxen
His Forgotten Wife
Leo Willis
One of Spider's Henchmen
Known for
The Kid Brother
The Bohemian Girl
John Francis Dillon Director · Madeline Matzen Writer Sol Polito Cinematographer
United States release August 23, 1919 · Produced in United States
Production
Jack Pickford Productions
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United States
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English
Release dates
United States · August 23, 1919
Theatrical
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