The Trail of the Thief (1916)
Overview
Detective Martin Gale, tough with criminals but awkward with women, secretly loves Dorothy Baird, a clever operative at the agency he manages. He gives her a small revolver engraved with his name as a token. Dorothy is assigned to cover a party for a society debutante, where she meets James Vallon, a popular and wealthy young man, and they are attracted to each other. While he flirts with her a valuable necklace goes missing and as Dorothy digs deeper into the incident she begins to suspect Vallon is involved.
Cast
Edward Coxen
Martin Gale
Winifred Greenwood
Dorothy Baird
George Field
James Vallon
Marie Van Tassell
