01 Aug 1930
Too Many Crooks
A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.
The Net
Never Was Woman Placed in a more Pathetic Position-Forced to Choose Between the Good Name of Her Innocent Child and the Liberty of an Innocent Man.
Allayne Norman's husband Bruce is a gambler and drunkard who kills her artist cousin in an argument. Bruce flees the studio with Allayne and their son, and places his identifying documents in the pockets of an amnesiac man. To avoid the consequences of his actions, Allayne identifies the man as her husband. When Bruce returns, he tries to kill the man but is shot instead. The man regains his memory and is cleared of wrongdoing.
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Barbara Castleton Allayne Norman
Raymond Bloomer Bruce Norman
Alan Roscoe The Man
William H. Tooker Mr. Royce
Peggy Davis The Model
Helen Tracy The Nurse
Eliah Nadle The Boy
Claire de Lorez The Vamp
Arthur Gordini The Artist
Alexander Gaden The Inspector
Byron Douglas The Doctor
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