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Daniel Storm, a millionaire diamond collector, purchases a famous gem. Dick Turner, a crook, reads of the purchase in the papers, and with his pal, Bob, plans a robbery. Turner visits Storm... See full summary
Daniel Storm, a millionaire diamond collector, purchases a famous gem. Dick Turner, a crook, reads of the purchase in the papers, and with his pal, Bob, plans a robbery. Turner visits Storm with a forged letter of introduction, and is welcomed by the millionaire because of his knowledge of diamonds. He is asked to stay at the mansion as a guest. Turner meets and is strongly attracted to Helen, Storm's daughter, who is in love with Frank Lewis, a private detective in Storm's employ, who occupies a front room in the house. Frank suspects Turner, but Storm refuses to take warning. Turner plans to rob the safe and throw suspicion on Frank. He has obtained a print from Frank's thumb, and having once been a counterfeiter, engraves a plaster duplicate. He phones Bob to be outside the library window to receive the jewels, but in the midst of the robbery Frank surprises Turner and covers him with a revolver. Bob steals through the window and overcomes Frank. He and Turner carry Frank to a ...

A Print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives.


Cast overview:
Harry Myers Harry Myers - Dick Turner
Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theby - Helen Storm
Brinsley Shaw Brinsley Shaw
Bartley McCullum Bartley McCullum
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