1915 · 50 min · dramat

Blackbirds

Znany też jako: La dupe

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

Hawke, Jr., son of a famous New York detective, is challenged by his father to capture "The Blackbirds," a gang of smugglers, finds himself stranded in Algiers. Aware of Hawke's presence, Bechel, the Blackbirds' leader, instructs his accomplice, Leonie Sobatsky, to become friendly with the Crockers, a nouveau riche couple, and later in America, exchange a fake Oriental rug for a $10,000 genuine one which they recently purchased from one of Bechel's contacts. On the steamer returning to the United States, Leonie meets Nevil Trask, an English jewel thief posing as a nobleman. After Hawke secures a position in the Crocker home in New York as a guard for their jewels, Leonie, who now loves Trask without knowing that he is a thief, decides not to switch the rugs, but Hawke, eager to capture Bechel, tricks Leonie into taking the antique. When she sees Trask stealing the Crockers' jewels, they both confess their crimes and plan to reform.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: JP McGowan

Główne role: Laura Hope Crews jako Leonie Sobatsky, Thomas Meighan jako Jack Doggins, George Gebhardt jako Bechel, Raymond Hatton jako Hawke, Jr., Jane Wolfe jako Countess Maroff, Florence Dagmar jako Miss Crocker

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Scenariusz

Harry James Smith, Margaret Turnbull