The Virtuous Thief
Cast & Crew
Fred Niblo
Enid Bennett
Niles Welch
Lloyd Hughes
Willis Marks
William Conklin
Film Details

Synopsis
Civil War veteran Major Jefferson Armitage is forced by financial circumstances to move with his two orphaned grandchildren, Dick and Shirley, from their Alabama home to Brooklyn. After Dick's friend, Bobbie Baker, and Shirley fall in love, Bobbie upsets the Major by whistling "Yankee Doodle." When Dick gambles $150 which he took from his employer, financier Walter Haskell, and loses, Shirley offers to pay the debt by working as Haskell's stenographer. Haskell threatens to give Dick's confession to the police unless Shirley gives in to his advances, and lures Shirley to the office one night by seemingly forgetting to lock his safe, which contains Dick's confession. As Shirley struggles with Haskell, his wife enters with detectives. To protect Dick, Shirley claims to be Haskell's mistress, and hides the confession in Mrs. Haskell's bag. That night Haskell is murdered. Shirley is accused, but later, Mrs. Haskell reveals that Shirley was with her at the time, trying to retrieve Dick's confession. After Haskell's mistress, the real killer, is apprehended, Shirley is free to marry Bobbie, who now whistles "Dixie" for the Major.

Director
Fred Niblo
Cast

Enid Bennett
Niles Welch

Lloyd Hughes
Willis Marks
William Conklin
Dorcas Matthews
Lucille Young
Andrew Robson
Crew

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The working title of this film was The Co-Respondent.
