The Trail of the Thief (1916)

Director: Tom Ricketts

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

Jack Farrell

Sport McGuire

George Armstrong

Sport's Side Partner

Meta Drinkwitz

Elaine Mills

Anna Morrison

Elaine's Sister