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The Stolen Jewels

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The story

“William Jameson engages Bryce, a detective, to investigate several mysterious robberies which have occurred in one of his stores. Suspicion is thrown by Guy Manse, the manager, upon Jack Kent, a young clerk, whose duty is to open and close the safe, and with Manse’s help the detective manages to entrap the clerk and secure evidence against him. Kent is sent to jail. Mary Ball, his sweetheart, alone believes in his innocence. Also, she is conscious that Manse covets her. She watches the manager closely, and one day sees him drop a pawn ticket. Quickly she notes the number and name of the pawnbroker. The manager recovers the ticket without knowing that he has betrayed himself. Mary locates the stolen jewels and puts the detective upon the right track. Ken is absolved and the manager punished.”

Summary from Reel Life · 13 March 1915

What the papers said

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“This is the story of jewel thefts committed by the manager of a large business. The girl’s sweetheart is blamed and she turns detective, succeeding in bringing the real criminal to justice. The photography is dark in places and the plot only of about average merit.”

The Moving Picture World · 27 March 1915

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Cast and crew

Director
John Harvey
Cast
Carey L. Hastings as Mrs. Ball
Claude Cooper
Ernest C. Warde
Harris Gordon as Jack Kent
Morgan Jones as Bryce, a detective
Nellie Williams

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More about this film

From Volume II: Filmography of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. Read the history of 1915 →

Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “The Stolen Jewels”. thanhouser.org/films/the-stolen-jewels/

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