The Love Burglar

The Love Burglar
Film still. left-to-right:Anna Nilsson, Wally Reid, Wally Beery. Ray Hatton back to camera.
Directed by	James Cruze
Screenplay by	Walter Woods
Based on	One of Us byJack Lait
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Wallace Reid Anna Q. Nilsson Raymond Hatton Wallace Beery Wilton Taylor Edmund Burns
Cinematography	Frank Urson
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 13, 1919(1919-07-13)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (Englishintertitles)

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The Love Burglaris a 1919 Americansilentdrama filmdirected byJames Cruze,written byWalter Woodsbased upon a play byJack Lait,and starringWallace Reid,Anna Q. Nilsson,Raymond Hatton,Wallace Beery,Wilton Taylor,andEdmund Burns.The film was released on July 13, 1919, byParamount Pictures.

The film is nowlost.

Plot

As described in afilm magazine,Joan Gray (Nilsson), a novelist who is living in the underworld to absorb its atmosphere for her next work, finds herself seriously menaced by Coast-to-Coast Taylor (Beery), a prominent figure of the district who determines to win her by force if necessary. As the situation reaches a climax she is rescued by the famous criminal who has just been released from prison. She continues to sing at the low cafe and accepts the admiring protection of the crook. The latter, unknown to her, is David Strong (Reid), a member of the upper world whose love of adventure and her accounts for his assumption of a famous crook's identity. Matters come to a crisis when his associates urge him to rob a wealthy house, which incidentally is his own home. Joan seeks to prevent it and the real crook arrives in time to also take a hand. David manages to extradite Joan and himself from the situation, and after introductions they plight their troth.

Cast

• Wallace Reidas David Strong
• Anna Q. Nilssonas Joan Gray
• Raymond Hattonas Parson Smith
• Wallace Beeryas Coast-to-Coast Taylor
• Wilton Tayloras Bull Miller
• Edmund Burnsas Arthur Strong
• Alice Terryas Elsie Strong
• Richard Wayne as Rosswell
• Henry Woodward as Dave Dorgan
• Loyola O'Connoras Mrs. Eleanor Strong

See also

• Wallace Reid filmography

External links

• The Love BurglaratIMDb
• synopsisatAllMovie
• Lobby cardat silentfilmstillarchive.com