The Thief and the Book (1914)
Overview
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.
Cast
Ernest Joy
The Bat
Eugene Pallette
The Fly
Billie West
Bess Jones
Josef Swickard
Mr. Jones - Bess's Grandfather
Carrie Clark Ward
Florence Crawford
