The Trail of the Thief

Overview

Detective Martin Gale, tough with criminals but awkward with women, secretly loves Dorothy Baird, a clever operative at the agency he manages. He gives her a small revolver engraved with his name as a token. Dorothy is assigned to cover a party for a society debutante, where she meets James Vallon, a popular and wealthy young man, and they are attracted to each other. While he flirts with her a valuable necklace goes missing and as Dorothy digs deeper into the incident she begins to suspect Vallon is involved.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 1, 1916

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

American Film Manufacturing Company

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0467356