The Love Burglar

The Love Burglar
Film still. left-to-right:Anna Nilsson, Wally Reid, Wally Beery. Ray Hatton back to camera.
Directed byJames Cruze
Screenplay byWalter Woods
Based onOne of Us
by Jack Lait
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringWallace Reid
Anna Q. Nilsson
Raymond Hatton
Wallace Beery
Wilton Taylor
Edmund Burns
CinematographyFrank Urson
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 13, 1919 (1919-07-13)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
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The Love Burglar is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by James Cruze, written by Walter Woods based upon a play by Jack Lait, and starring Wallace Reid, Anna Q. Nilsson, Raymond Hatton, Wallace Beery, Wilton Taylor, and Edmund Burns. The film was released on July 13, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

The film is now lost.[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] Joan Gray (Nilsson), a novelist who is living in the underworld to absorb its atmosphere for her next work, finds herself seriously menaced by Coast-to-Coast Taylor (Beery), a prominent figure of the district who determines to win her by force if necessary. As the situation reaches a climax she is rescued by the famous criminal who has just been released from prison. She continues to sing at the low cafe and accepts the admiring protection of the crook. The latter, unknown to her, is David Strong (Reid), a member of the upper world whose love of adventure and her accounts for his assumption of a famous crook's identity. Matters come to a crisis when his associates urge him to rob a wealthy house, which incidentally is his own home. Joan seeks to prevent it and the real crook arrives in time to also take a hand. David manages to extradite Joan and himself from the situation, and after introductions they plight their troth.

Cast

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References

  1. ^ Janiss Garza (2015). "Love-Burglar - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Love Burglar". AFI. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Love Burglar
  4. ^ "Reviews: The Love Burglar". Exhibitors Herald. 9 (5). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 106. July 26, 1919.