The Thief and the Book

Young thief “The Bat” to distract an old bookseller, while his partner, “The Fly,” robs the till, purchases a book at random. Later, after a chase and escape to the Devil's Roost, Old Meg's refuge for thieves, he takes the book from his pocket and is about to throw it aside when the title attracts him, "Electricity Made Simple." Intrigued, the volume opens a new life to him and in time enables him to rescue the bookseller’s daughter Bess when she falls into trouble.

Ernest Joy

The Bat

Eugene Pallette

The Fly

Billie West

Bess Jones

Josef Swickard

Mr. Jones - Bess's Grandfather

Carrie Clark Ward

Florence Crawford

Victory Bateman

Old Meg

D. Mitsoras

Release date

January 24, 1914

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

20m

Genres

Crime, Drama

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