Beating the Game (1921)

Plot Summary

Professional safecracker Fancy Charlie breaks into the apartment of G.B. Lawson, a criminologist, and mistakenly believes that he has robbed a fellow safecracker. Out of "professional courtesy" he informs Lawson of what he has done. Instead of calling the police, Lawson--who believes in the philosophy of "honor among thieves"--makes a deal with Charlie: to show Charlie that it's actually more profitable to be a legitimate businessman then a crook, he'll give Charlie some money if Charlie will use it to establish a legitimate business in the small town of Plumfield, and at the end of a year they will divide up whatever profits Charlie is able to make honestly. Charlie agrees, but soon discovers that things aren't going to be quite as easy as he thought.

Full Cast & Characters

Tom Moore

'Fancy Charlie'

Hazel Daly

Nellie Brown

DeWitt Jennings

G.B. Lawson

Richard Rosson

Ben Fanchette

Nick Cogley

'Slipper' Jones

Tom Ricketts

Jules Fanchette

Lydia Knott

Madame Fanchette

William Orlamond

Bank President

Lydia Yeamans Titus

Angelica - the Bank President's Wife

Director & Crew

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